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  • 11/2024
  • 1955171440 B0CNSB35WF
  • 352 pages
  • $18.99
Ebook Details
  • 11/2023
  • B0CNSB35WF
  • 389 pages
  • $8.99
Audio Details
  • 01/2023
  • B0CRLZW9HS
  • 389 pages
  • $24.99
Hardcover Details
  • 04/2024
  • 1955171432
  • 352 pages
  • $29.99
Shanessa Gluhm
Author
A River of Crows
Where’d you go Ridge? In 1988, Sloan Hadfield’s brother Ridge went fishing with their father and never came home. Their father, a good-natured Vietnam veteran prone to violent outbursts, was arrested and charged with murder. Ridge’s body was never recovered, and Sloan’s mother— a brilliant ornithologist— slowly descended into madness, insisting her son was still alive. Now twenty years later, Sloan’s life is unraveling. In the middle of a bitter divorce, she’s forced to return to her rural Texas hometown when her mother is discharged from a mental health facility. Overwhelmed by memories and unanswered questions, Sloan returns to the last place her brother was seen all those years ago: Crow’s Nest Creek. There, she is shocked to hear a crow murmuring the same syllable over and over: Ridge, Ridge, Ridge. When the body of another boy is found, Sloan begins to question what really happened to her brother all those years ago. What she discovers will shock her small community and turn her family upside down.
Plot/Idea: 9 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 9 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 8.50 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: A River of Crows is an absorbing and well paced mystery thriller. Gluhm's finesse for storytelling is clear, with the dark secrets of the Hatfield family at its core.

Prose: Gluhm's text is gripping and intense, with the author weaving two stories together to set up an incredible finale. Her excellent attention to detail, particularly in the cleverly written twists and turns, more than maintains the reader's attention throughout.

Originality: A River of Crows is a well crafted mystery thriller that is confidently written and impactful. Consistently pulsating and haunting, Gluhm's writing is dense, demonstrating a nuanced mastery of mystery literature.

Character/Execution: The family dynamics presented by Gluhm are dark and convincing, and in Sloan Hatfield, she demonstrates a knack for crafting well defined and believable characters. 

Blurb: A stark and riveting mystery thriller.

Date Submitted: June 01, 2024

Reviews
Allen Eskens

"In A River of Crows, Shanessa Gluhm spins a complex web of murder and family revelation that propels the reader forward at a breakneck pace. Just when you think you know where the story is headed, she reveals another thread. If you haven't yet read Shanessa Gluhm, you need to put her on your to-be-read list."—Allen Eskens, USA Today bestselling author of The Life We Bury

Indies Today

"Like the tumultuous river flowing at the center of this gripping tale, Shanessa Gluhm has crafted a pulsating story that is just waiting to pull you into its chilling depths and slowly reveal all its darkest secrets."

Lone Star Literary Life

"Shanessa Gluhm, with literary panache, expertly shows what happens when a family strays from respect and honesty, with the consequence of it all, as dark as a crow's wing, unfurling, touching, and changing everything and everyone in its path."

Formats
Paperback Details
  • 11/2024
  • 1955171440 B0CNSB35WF
  • 352 pages
  • $18.99
Ebook Details
  • 11/2023
  • B0CNSB35WF
  • 389 pages
  • $8.99
Audio Details
  • 01/2023
  • B0CRLZW9HS
  • 389 pages
  • $24.99
Hardcover Details
  • 04/2024
  • 1955171432
  • 352 pages
  • $29.99
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