The devil and the river
By: R.J. Ellory
Series: Clipper large print
Publisher: WF Howes Ltd
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Rearsby, Leicester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9781471247040
Subjects: Police; Fiction; Missing persons; Murder; Investigation
Description: When Sheriff John Gaines is called to the riverside, it is to supervise the recovery of the body of a teenage girl. The corpse is perfectly preserved, she could have died yesterday. But the locals of Whytesburg are in for a shock. For Nancy Denton, missing for two decades, has come back to them from the cold embrace of the riverbank, but her return does not bring closure to her family, nor to the townsfolk of Whytesburg. Already haunted by his experiences in Vietnam, Gaines must now stretch his abilities to the limit, pushing himself ever closer to breaking point. What really happened to the beautiful and vivacious Nancy? And why do her friends refuse to talk? As Gaines closes in on the truth, he is forced to not only confront his own demons, but to unearth secrets that have long remained hidden. And that truth, so much darker than he could ever have imagined, may be the one thing that finally destroys him. Intense, gripping and hauntingly atmospheric.
Notes: Published by W.F. Howes Ltd under the Clipper imprint.

Originally published: London: Orion.