Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Long Bright River by Liz Moore

This is a 450 (ish) pages long book that is a mix of a thriller and a family drama. But hang in there – it is worth every page.

Meet Mickey and Kacey, sisters living very different lives. The only thing they have in common is a toxic childhood, growing up with their cold and distant grandmother after the premature death of their young mother and their abandonment by their father  who was thrown out by the grandmother. 

Now in their 20s, Mickey is a police officer patrolling the streets of Kensington, Philadelphia, looking out for Kacey, who has taken up their mother’s drug habit, and is living on the street, picking up men to finance the addiction. 

The book shifts between now and then, and tells the inside story of the sisters’ life. Once close, things change dramatically in high school, and they both carry a very heavy burden. In the “Now-side” of the story a serial killer is targeting young women living on the street, and Mickey is desperate to find Kacey. 

It sounds like a tragic and sad story, and it is full of broken people, but it is also full of hope, of how to deal with your destiny, of what addiction does to a family and to a city, and how broken hearts can help propel you forward in life.

Long Bright River is well-written and Mickey’s feelings of being torn between being a cop, which is her success in life, and also being a caring sister to Kacey is at the heart of the story, and it will keep you turning the pages in suspense.

Happy reading!

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