River of Mercy
A Winston Radhauser Mystery #14
by Susan Clayton-Goldner
Published: June 18, 2024
Publisher: Tirgearr Publishing
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Blurb:
Detective
Winston Radhauser is called in the middle of the night to Ashland
Hospital. Ten days ago, Justin Patterson, a local pediatrician,
suffered a devastating brain bleed that left him paralyzed and
begging for release.
When
Patterson is found dead in his hospital bed, the staff assumes it was
a natural death. But the victim’s son, Robbie, accuses his
stepmother, Santina, of murder. Everything inside Radhauser believes
she’s innocent, but when DNA supports Robbie’s claim, Radhauser
is forced to arrest the woman he found lying in her husband’s
hospital bed, curled around his dead body.
Phillip
Mitchell, world-renowned criminal defense attorney, hears of
Santina’s arrest and rushes from Tucson to Oregon. He’s driven by
a love that never waned, and a belief there is no way Santina could
murder anyone.
National
news has the country divided. Was it a mercy killing? Or was it
murder? How do we put down our suffering animals with more dignity
than our fellow humans? Or is God the only one who decides when life
ends?
Against
a ticking clock and an unyielding DA, Radhauser and Mitchell race to
expose hidden truths that could save Santina from a lethal injection.
My Review:
River of Mercy is the fourteenth book in the Winston Radhauser Mystery series by Susan Clayton-Goldner. I have read every one of Winston Radhauser's books and loved everyone. Each book touched my heart in its own way.
The stories that Susan writes will pull at your heartstrings. They will have you glued to the pages as they are racing to the end with their many twists and turns, wondering and waiting to see how they will end.
I don’t know where to begin writing my review of River of Mercy. River of Mercy really pulled on my heartstrings as it hits close to home for me. I am sitting here now trying to figure that one out. It is hard to write about.
I have had this conversation or a similar one with the love of my life. I don’t think I could ever do anything like this. I don’t want to lose him ever but who would. I want to keep him with me forever. He is my soulmate.
I want to close my mind off and not think about it. But is that right? Can I do that? Is that fair to the one I love? It’s happening and probably way sooner than I want or anyone would.
I have asked myself if I was being selfish. The only answer I have come up with so far is I don’t know. I don’t want to think that I am but am I?
A doctor Justin Patterson dies in his hospital after suffering from a devastating brain bleed that left him paralyzed. He is asking for help to die. Radhauser awakens during the middle of the night to investigate.
The first thing Radhauser sees when entering the man’s room is his wife, Santina, curled around his body. The staff believes he died of natural causes. Patterson’s son doesn’t believe this. He accuses his stepmother of killing his father. Radhauser doesn’t think that Santina killed her husband but has to arrest her anyway.
This is a hard case for Radhauser as it reminds him of his first wife and son who died in a car accident. Radhauser ponders on if he could do what Santina was accused of doing. Radhauser wonders if he could ever commit an act of mercy like this.
As with, any of Susan’s books, I highly recommend River of Mercy to everyone. Grab a copy of River of Mercy today!
Be sure to 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
River of Mercy #14
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