Long Bright River

A Novel

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Long Bright River (2020, Penguin Random House)

English language

Published Jan. 13, 2020 by Penguin Random House.

ISBN:
9781786331632

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4 stars (1 review)

4 editions

Somewhat immersive novel about Philadelphia

4 stars

This, apparently, belongs to the category of literary thrillers. The author has obviously made extensive research about the city and while this really plunges us decidedly in the atmosphere it also has the downside of often stalling the action with long, elaborate descriptions. I'm not against descriptions, but the author has to keep in mind that these should be generated by the internal needs of the work, not by any external goal to provide atmosphere.

Subjects

  • Fiction, family life, general
  • Philadelphia (pa.), fiction
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths
  • Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural