The release date for the English version of 'The River We Remember' by
William Kent Krueger is Sep 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The murder of a prominent citizen in 1958 rocks a tiny Minnesota community and rekindles long-standing frustrations in this stunning solo book from the New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land.
Rich farmer Jimmy Quinn's half-clothed corpse is discovered floating in the Alabaster River on Memorial Day, when the town of Jewel, Minnesota comes together to commemorate and honor the loss of so many sons in previous wars. Quinn died from a shotgun blast. Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war veteran who is still emotionally and physically scarred from his duty, is tasked with looking into the murder. Violent rumors that the murderer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII soldier who just returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife, start to spread even before Dern learns the autopsy findings. In addition to trying to uncover the truth about Quinn's death, Dern is also battling personal problems as suspicions and allegations grow and the community verges on bloodshed.
A war widow and her teenage son, the daring publisher of the neighborhood newspaper, an elderly deputy, and a crusading female lawyer—all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and conceal secrets that Quinn's death threatens to reveal—are among those swept up in the wave of rage that sweeps through Jewel.
The River We Remember is an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home, a moving exploration of the ways in which we seek to heal, and a testament to the enduring power of the stories we tell about the places we call home. It is also a complex, enthralling mystery and a masterful portrait of midcentury American life.