The Night the River Wept, Lo Patrick
The Night the River Wept, Lo Patrick
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The Night the River Wept
A Novel

Author: Lo Patrick

Narrator: Daniela Acitelli, Paul Brion

Unabridged: 10 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/02/2024


Synopsis

Arlene has lived in a small town on the edge of nowhere Georgia her whole life. Now married to her long-time high school sweetheart, Tommy, Arlene is itching to start a family and become the mother she always dreamed of being. But that's proving more difficult than she thought, and Arlene is desperate to find something to do to keep her mind off things. And get some distance from her husband, who is increasingly getting on her nerves.

As the summer gives way to a chilly, lonesome fall up in the mountains of northern Georgia, she takes a part-time job bagging evidence at the local police department, which involves about twenty minutes of actual work, and the rest of her shift she reads over old cold cases. One in particular fascinates her: the mysterious deaths of three young brothers murdered on Deck River, followed by the suicide of Mitchell Wright, the prime suspect in the murders.

Arlene becomes obsessed with the case, and with the help of the police department's receptionist and a family friend of the Wrights, she sets out on discovering the truth. She can't help but feel that if she solves the case of the Broderick boys' deaths, she'll find her footing in her young marriage and maybe find what she's been looking for all along.

About Lo Patrick

Lo Patrick is a former lawyer and current novelist living in the suburbs of Atlanta. The Floating Girls is her debut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shelley's Book Nook on June 29, 2024

My Reviews Can Also Be Found On: The Book Review Crew Blog I am an outlier once again but this time on the positive side, I enjoyed this book. I loved Lo Patrick's first book The Floating Girls so when I saw this on NetGalley I jumped at the chance to read it and am I ever glad I did. I love Sout......more

Goodreads review by Karren on June 14, 2024

Arlene and Tommy are childhood sweethearts, after she suffers from a miscarriage and he’s annoying her and she needs to get out of the house. Arlene’s employed by the local police department and her job is to bag evidence, this doesn’t take her long and she starts looking at old cold case files. Twe......more

Goodreads review by Mary on August 20, 2024

I really enjoyed Lo Patrick's debut The Floating Girls and was very intrigued by the synopsis of The Night the River Wept. Her covers sucked me in both times, and I loved the southern small-town feel to the story. Arlene is the main viewpoint of the book along with chapters titled 'A Condemned Man',......more

Goodreads review by Ink_Drinker on August 07, 2024

If you enjoy books like “Where the Crawdads Sing” and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” this is a book that is definitely worth adding to your reading list. 》The Night the River Wept by is a captivating Southern murder mystery that defies expectations. 》 Set in a small town on the edge of n......more

Goodreads review by LadyAReads on July 26, 2024

The early 80s small town Georgia cold case murder investigation that managed to highlight exactly what it means for children to grow up on the wrong side of the tracks. It’s a slow paced tale that digs deep into the heart of the class divide and just how far some people will go to protect the ones t......more