{"product_id":"the-river-we-remember-9798885799201","title":"The River We Remember","description":"\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling standalone novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the \"expansive, atmospheric American saga\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Memorial Day, as the people of Jewel, Minnesota gather to remember and honor the sacrifice of so many sons in the wars of the past, the half-clothed body of wealthy landowner Jimmy Quinn is found floating in the Alabaster River, dead from a shotgun blast. Investigation of the murder falls to Sheriff Brody Dern, a highly decorated war hero who still carries the physical and emotional scars from his military service. Even before Dern has the results of the autopsy, vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone, a Native American WWII veteran who has recently returned to Jewel with a Japanese wife. As suspicions and accusations mount and the town teeters on the edge of more violence, Dern struggles not only to find the truth of Quinn's murder but also put to rest the demons from his own past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught up in the torrent of anger that sweeps through Jewel are a war widow and her adolescent son, the intrepid publisher of the local newspaper, an aging deputy, and a crusading female lawyer, all of whom struggle with their own tragic histories and harbor secrets that Quinn's death threatens to expose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of midcentury American life from an author of novels \"as big-hearted as they come\" (\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe River We Remember\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Kent Krueger is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe River We Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Grace \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Edgar Award for best novel), and the original audio novella \u003ci\u003eThe Levee\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as nineteen acclaimed books in the Cork O'Connor mystery series, including \u003ci\u003eLightning Strike\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFox Creek\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Twin Cities with his family. Learn more at WilliamKentKrueger.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Large Print Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616564187410,"sku":"9798885799201","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_221c2ed8-29ae-40f8-a421-84e951e313a4.jpg?v=1748721551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-river-we-remember-9798885799201","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}