North Country Novel The River Runs Black, Book 2, (Hardcover)

<p><b><i>James Patterson meets Louise Penny: New York's Thousand Islands are set to lose their battle against drugs in this pulse-pounding police procedural from acclaimed author Tessa Wegert.</i></b> </p><p><b>"An edge-of-your-seat mystery" (<i>Booklist </i>on<i> In the Bones</i>)</b> </p><p><i>A small town on the water where things aren't as perfect as they look . . .</i> </p><p>After the recent death of a teenager by overdose, a record drug seizure along the Canadian border is a game changer for New York State's criminal investigation team. The detectives are relieved that the haul will never make it to the idyllic small-town streets of Alexandria Bay. </p><p>But drugs are still circulating, and the lab results confirm it: the cocaine that killed the teenager and the cocaine from the bust are not the same. </p><p>Investigator Tim Wellington and his team seem to be chasing a network of ghosts who use the North Country as their criminal playground. </p><p>How long will it be until another Thousand Islands youth becomes not just a victim, but a target? Because the dangerous players won't shy away from violence when protecting their valuable goods--even if it means gambling with innocent lives . . . </p><p><b>This twisty mystery coupled with heart-pounding suspense will appeal to fans of the Chief Inspector Gamache Mysteries and the Alex Cross thrillers, as well as books by Meg Gardiner, Ann Cleeves, and Ruth Ware.</b></p>

• North Country Novel The River Runs Black, Book 2, (Hardcover)
• Author: Severn House
• ISBN: 9781448315086
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-10-06
• Page Count: 288