The River Mouth

*[URL not allowed] Small town secrets, old wounds and the ripple effects of a murder defines West Australian author Karen Herbert’s 2021 crime fiction release. The River Mouth was published by Fremantle Press last year and it follows a Pilbara based investigation spanning a decade......more

In Karen Herbert’s accomplished crime fiction debut, The River Mouth, a mother resumes her search for answers to the unsolved murder of her teenage son when the decade old case is reopened in the wake of the death of her best friend. Sandra Davies is stunned when the police advise her that not only h......more

*www.onewomansbbr.wordpress.com *www.facebook.com/onewomansbbr **3.5 stars** The River Mouth by Karen Herbert. (2021). 15 year old Darren is killed by a gunshot wound to the chest in the Weymouth River. The killer is never found. 10 years later, his mother Sandra's best friend Barbara is found in a dry......more

Reading the early bits in this book gave me the same feeling I got when I read the first draft of my first novel. It's a good book, but it needs a LOT of work. Except instead of being a first draft, this one got published that way. I see that many folks mention it was a chore keeping track of all the......more

Ten years ago, Darren Davies’ body was found in the river with a single gunshot to the chest. Today, his mother’s best friend, Barbara, is found dead. Darren’s DNA is under Barbara’s fingernails. Everyone knows everyone but only a few know the truth. Written in third person, the novel counts down to......more