Valerie Geary is a full-time writer and a fair-weather gardener. Her stories have been published in The Rumpus and Day One. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family. Crooked River is her first book.
"From its gruesome first image through its three hundred taut pages--Valerie Geary's novel is a well-conceived, psychologically dense thrill-ride. At turns surprising and imaginative, this book is nearly impossible to put down." -- Pauls Toutonghi, Author of RED WEATHER and EVEL KNIEVEL DAYS"CROOKED RIVER is a novel coursing with secrets and unasked questions....This novel is a literary thriller and a psychological study of the effects of loss, but most importantly, it's a damn fine book." -- Wiley Cash, New York TImes bestselling author of A LAND MORE KIND THAN HOME and THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY"An absorbing mystery." -- Library Journal"Crooked River is an ambitious debut with a beautiful soul. Geary's dark pen is lyrical and tender boasting clever dialogue and provocative prose." -- Lisa O'Donnell, bestselling author of THE DEATH OF BEES"The narrative skill displayed is impressive... readers will have a hard time putting this one down." -- Booklist"[A] swift and beguiling read... [Sam] is finely drawn, an update on Harper Lee's Scout." -- BookPage"Crooked River is as much a coming-of-age novel as it is a well-paced mystery...Geary takes teenage Sam through a looking-glass and then pulls her back with an adult's sense of loyalty and compassion--a journey equally worthwhile for all of us." -- Shelf Awareness"[Valerie Geary] captures her readers at once and doesn't let them go." -- Oklahoma City Oklahoman
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