The River Runs Black by Tessa Wegert

The River Runs Black by Tessa Wegert

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Book Details

The River Runs Black by Tessa Wegert
Publication Day: 8th September 2026
Publisher: Severn House (Imprint of Joffe Books)
Genre: Police Procedural
Page Count: 329 pages
Series / Standalone: 2nd standalone book in the North Country Series

About the Book

Up in the far corner of New York State, past the last of the cities, lies the North Country. Summer people come for the boats and the sunsets. Then the season turns, the water goes dark, and the river towns close in on themselves.

It’s an impossible place to police. But New York State Police Investigator Tim Wellington, born and raised here, will do whatever it takes to keep his community safe.

Three days before Halloween, a young woman staggers down a quiet street in Clayton. No shoes. No coat. Nothing but a bikini and a fist closed tight around something she won't show anyone.

She won't say where she came from. She won't say what was done to her.

Then she runs.

The North Country is already reeling. A high-school senior is dead of an overdose. But the record haul seized from a speedboat doesn’t match the cocaine that killed him.

Someone else is still selling. And they are very close.

The clock is ticking for Tim to track down the drug dealers. Then another local girl disappears . . .

Up in the far corner of New York State, past the last of the cities, lies the North Country. Summer people come for the boats and the sunsets. Then the season turns, the water goes dark, and the river towns close in on themselves.

It’s an impossible place to police. But New York State Police Investigator Tim Wellington, born and raised here, will do whatever it takes to keep his community safe.

Three days before Halloween, a young woman staggers down a quiet street in Clayton. No shoes. No coat. Nothing but a bikini and a fist closed tight around something she won't show anyone.

She won't say where she came from. She won't say what was done to her.

Then she runs.

The North Country is already reeling. A high-school senior is dead of an overdose. But the record haul seized from a speedboat doesn’t match the cocaine that killed him.

Someone else is still selling. And they are very close.

The clock is ticking for Tim to track down the drug dealers. Then another local girl disappears . . .

Have you met Tessa Wegert…

Tessa Wegert

Tessa Wegert is the critically acclaimed author of the Shana Merchant mysteries, as well as the North Country series, beginning with In the Bones. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW).

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