Long Bright River

Long Bright River is by Liz Moore. A dark realistic fiction crime novel set in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mickey is a police officer struggling to provide for her son alone. She is estranged from her family, especially her drug using, prostitute sister, Kacey, with whom she had once been extremely close. When women begin to be found strangled, Mickey starts to worry about her sister, who she hasn't seen on the streets in months. As she begins to search for her sister, she begins to fear the trail of the killer might lead her to a cop. This novel is dark and intense. It is a novel of family, forgiveness, and our ability to misjudge others. 

Ratings: Adult - 7 out of 10 - P (profanity) - AC (intense mature thematic content) - V (violence).