Crooked River (Geary) - Book Reviews

Book Reviews
[Valerie Geary] captures her readers at once and doesn’t let them go.
Oklahoma City Oklahoman


[A] swift and beguiling read… [Sam] is finely drawn, an update on Harper Lee’s Scout
BookPage


The narrative skill displayed is impressive… readers will have a hard time putting this one down.
Booklist


Crooked River is as much a coming-of-age novel as it is a well-paced mystery…Geary takes teenage Sam through a looking-glass and then pulls her back with an adult’s sense of loyalty and compassion--a journey equally worthwhile for all of us.
Shelf Awareness



Unfortunately, much of the paranormal subplot is tepid; Geary is a solid writer, though...[the] book's core mystery is also disappointing—the identification of the dead woman's killer doesn't feel revelatory or surprising. A slightly jumbled debut that, while well-written, could have gone places it didn't quite manage to reach.
Kirkus Reviews