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What the River Held: A Winifred Oakley Mystery
Paperback
Series: Winifred Oakley Mysteries, Book 4
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ISBN13: 9798244575057
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 18 2026
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 18 2026
Pages: 362
Weight: 1.07
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1877 Tasmania, silence can be as deadly as violence.
Winifred Oakley had hoped for peace after her last investigation. Instead, a letter without a name draws her to Launceston and to the unexplained death of a girl called Lydia. Officials insist the child took her own life inside the asylum. Those who knew her are too frightened to speak.
Winifred Oakley had hoped for peace after her last investigation. Instead, a letter without a name draws her to Launceston and to the unexplained death of a girl called Lydia. Officials insist the child took her own life inside the asylum. Those who knew her are too frightened to speak.
As Winifred, her companion Betty O'Malley, and her husband Phillip begin to ask questions, they encounter a town bound by fear and an institution shielded by authority. Whispers surface in laundries and back streets. Warnings are delivered in secret. And every step closer to the truth makes it clear that Lydia's death was not an isolated tragedy.
Uncovering what truly happened means challenging men who believe women's voices do not matter and confronting a system designed to erase inconvenient lives. With danger closing in and allies placed at risk, Winifred must decide whether justice is worth the personal cost.
What the River Held is the fourth novel in the Winifred Oakley Mystery series, a richly atmospheric historical mystery that explores power, conscience, and the resilience of those who refuse to look away.
Uncovering what truly happened means challenging men who believe women's voices do not matter and confronting a system designed to erase inconvenient lives. With danger closing in and allies placed at risk, Winifred must decide whether justice is worth the personal cost.
What the River Held is the fourth novel in the Winifred Oakley Mystery series, a richly atmospheric historical mystery that explores power, conscience, and the resilience of those who refuse to look away.
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