Long Bright River

In Long Bright River, Liz Moore crafts a compelling narrative set in the bustling and battered streets of Philadelphia, where the opioid crisis stands as an ominous backdrop. The story is centred around two sisters, Mickey and Kacey, who once shared a close bond but now walk diverging paths: Mickey patrols as a police officer while Kacey struggles amidst the shadows of addiction, slipping into the city's darkest corners inhabited by drug addicts and sex workers. Their lives, once intertwined, drift apart until a series of brutal murders and Kacey’s sudden disappearance pull them back into a suspenseful and heart-wrenching journey.

As Mickey resolves to find her sister, she delves deeper into the perilous underbelly of her community, exposing long-buried secrets and facing insidious threats. With each step, the urgency to rescue Kacey heightens, testing the limits of familial bonds and the resilience of the human spirit. Moore's masterful storytelling merges a gritty crime thriller with a deeply personal tale of love, loss, and redemption.

Long Bright River has been widely acclaimed, selected by Barack Obama as one of his best books of 2020. It quickly became a New York Times bestseller and was also chosen as a Guardian Book of the Month.

"This flawless masterpiece deserves to be a bestseller." - DAILY EXPRESS

"Tough, tense and twisty - but tender, human and deeply affecting, too ... I don't have a sister, but when I finished the book I called my brother, just to hear his voice." - LEE CHILD

"An outstanding crime novel." - PAULA HAWKINS, author of The Girl on the Train

Described by Dennis Lehane as "a remarkable, profoundly moving novel about the ties that bind and the irrevocable wounds of childhood. It's also a riveting mystery, perfectly paced. I loved every page of it.", Long Bright River dives into the emotional and psychological impacts of the opioid epidemic, making it a thrilling and thought-provoking read.

Irish Times hailed it as "by some considerable distance my crime novel of the year", while the Daily Mail praised its "clever plot and involving characters [that] set a high standard for this new year." The Daily Mirror added, "This is a thrilling and heartbreaking exploration of the strain the opioid crisis puts on families. A masterpiece."

Metro declared it "a dazzling, propulsive, humane work that not only bears comparison to Dennis Lehane and George Pelecanos but occasionally beats them at their own game." Vogue noted its "heart-pounding thrills", and the Independent found it to be "compassionate and enthralling."

In Long Bright River, Liz Moore delivers a novel that is both gripping and deeply empathetic, capturing the raw reality of the opioid crisis while telling an unforgettable story of sisterhood and survival.