Placid River Runs Deep

WHEN EMBER MACKAY learns she has a life-threatening illness, she flees to the old Placid River cabin, but instead of solace, she finds mystery, murder, and a revenge plot that has taken a generation to unfold. Diagnosis: hepatitis C. It's a shocker for Ember. In 2010, there is no cure and she is far too young to die. Ember needs time to process, so she makes for River Lane, the Southwest Washington summer community her grandparents established long ago. The old cabin holds happy memories, but can they ease the grim reality that is about to change her life forever? Her focus shifts when an elderly patron is found horribly murdered and his brother dies a mysterious death. The handsome artist Ember hasn't seen since childhood grows to be friend, lover, and then protector, but his care may be coming too late. When a third neighbor is killed and the cops are no nearer to solving the crimes, it becomes clear no one is safe. Praise for PLACID RIVER RUNS DEEP"... A thrilling combination of menace and pastoral beauty. After reading this book you may want to rethink your summer holiday." -Lily Gardner, author of Betting Blind