The House by the River
by A. P. Herbert
260 pages~4 hrs
“Even the most beautiful verses can’t hide the stench of a shallow grave.”
When a moment of impulsive brutality shatters the polished life of a rising literary star, the serene Thames becomes a graveyard for his secrets. As the weight of a hidden murder begins to unravel his social standing and sanity, the line between celebrated genius and cold-blooded killer vanishes.
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