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Shadows Beneath the River
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 26 2025
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When Silence Becomes a Sentence
In a remote valley shaped by memory, Elena Ward and her husband, Daniel, live a quiet life built on shared grief-and the promise that some things are best left buried. But when a body surfaces in the swollen river, old alliances crack and a past that was meant to remain hidden begins to unravel.
Matthew Hale, the man Elena once loved, returns with a child in tow-forcing Elena to confront the heartbreak and secrets she thought she had escaped. As suspicions swirl and villagers take sides, Elena must decide: stay silent and protect her marriage, or speak the truth and risk losing everything.
From mist-shrouded riverbanks to the heart of a small, divided community, this is a tale of first love, ruinous silence, and the courage it takes to break free. Fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Paper Palace will find in The Broken Country a stormy, lyrical journey through loyalty, betrayal, and how far one will go to reclaim truth.
WARNINGS & HINTS
Dual timeline, alternating past and present
Love triangle, simmering tension, moral choices
Secrets, small-town judgments, and a slow-building mystery
Contains emotional scenes and quiet violence
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