At the River (Columbia River Book 5)

At the River (Columbia River Book 5)

by Kendra Elliot

4.6 (23,647)

4.6 stars from 23,647 reviews. One of the highest rated Mystery Thriller books we track.


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Perfect for you if...

  • You love crime thrillers with interconnected cases spanning decades and want to see how past trauma erupts into present-day violence.
  • You're drawn to procedural mysteries where the investigation itself becomes the page-turner, with FBI agents and local law enforcement piecing together cold case clues.
  • You appreciate character-driven suspense where personal stakes matter as much as the whodunit, especially when trauma shapes everything.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer standalone thrillers and find series commitments frustrating. This is book five, and the mythology runs deep.
  • You want fast-paced plots with minimal character introspection. Mercy and Truman's emotional lives are central to the story.
  • You're sensitive to graphic violence or detailed descriptions of murder scenes. This book doesn't shy away from either.

About this book

Twenty years ago, five teenage campers disappeared from an Oregon forest. Two were eventually found bound and left for dead on the Columbia River's rocky shore. Only Devin Bonner survived, though he has no memories of what occurred. Decades later, the cold case resurfaces when a true-crime podcaster is discovered murdered at the river's edge in the same location and manner as the original incident. FBI Special Agent Mercy Kilpatrick and her husband, Police Chief Truman Daly, take on the investigation. The discovery triggers Devin's nightmares to return. Devin's closest friend is Ollie Smith, Truman's orphaned ward, whose search for answers draws him into a mystery more dangerous than anticipated. As a series of murders escalates, Mercy and Truman race to recover the traumatic memories buried in Devin's mind before the secrets of the past result in another death.

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