Dark River Rising
A Winston Radhauser Mystery #13
by Susan Clayton-Goldner
Published: January 24, 2023
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Blurb:
When Detective Winston Radhauser’s phone rings in the middle of the night, he knows something terrible has happened. On this night, a homeless man, rummaging for food in a local dumpster, finds the body of a severely beaten young woman. On scene, Radhauser estimates the victim to be in her early twenties. He's overcome when he learns the forensics reveal she is the girl whose disappearance has haunted him for three years—Ava Cartwright.
In broad daylight, Ava's bicycle had been found parked with the kickstand down near a wooded area. Search parties inched their way through every portion of those woods, the neighborhood, nearby Lithia Park, and along miles of railroad tracks, but there was no sign of the little girl.
Where has she been all this time? And why was she dumped on the eve of her thirteenth birthday? There must be something, some tiny detail, he missed that will give him a lead. This time, Radhauser won’t quit until he finds it.
My Review:
Detective Winston Radhauser is wakened during the middle of the night with a phone call informing him that a body was found in a dumpster by a homeless man who will only talk to Winston.
When Winston first sees the body he believes the body to be of a young woman in her early twenties. He is later informed by the ME that the young woman in question is actually the body of a thirteen-year-old girl who went missing about three years ago.
Three years ago ten-year-old Ava was out riding her new bike that she just got for her birthday. Ava wanted a kitten for her birthday but her parents got her a bike instead. Ava sees a kitten at the edge of the woods. A man is holding the kitten.
Ava knows the rules but she wants the cat so bad. She knows the man with the kitten. She believes that her parents must have changed their minds about the kitten and decided she could have it. She thinks that is the reason the man is there with the kitten. She thinks this man was sent by her parents to give her the kitten.
Dark River Rising is told from more than one point of view. One of those points of view is Ava’s. We find out what happened to Ava through her own eyes and story. We get to hear from her mother, father, and little brother as well as Detective Radhauser.
Dark River Rising is one of the most heart-wrenching stories I do believe Susan has written so far. But each one gets better and better. As of right now, I do believe that Dark River Rising is the best one.
Dark River Rising brings up so many different emotions. It will make you sad and mad all at the same time. My heart was filled with so much sadness from the very beginning. Dark River Rising is one of those books that will stay with you for a long time.
Dark River Rising is one of those stories that you are not sure if you can read but then you think about Ava and her story that she deserves for it to be read. I believe that Ava would want her story told in hopes that she could help many children.
Dark River Rising is a sad story but I do highly recommend it to one and all. Read Ava’s story! Grab your copy of Dark River Rising today!
Be sure and check out all the books in the Winston Radhauser Mystery Series
Redemption Lake #1
When Time Is A River #2
A River of Silence #3
River of Shame #4
Lake of the Dead #5
Bloody Creek Murder #6
Red Hatchet Falls #7
Lake of Bad Dreams #8
River Running Backwards #9
Forgotten Creek #10
Lost Creek Cabin #11
What Lies Beneath Stillwater #12
Dark River Rising #13
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