LOST RIVER is a story that follows the lives of DC Ben Cooper and DS Diane Fry. DC Cooper finds the body of a young girl in the river and it is initially determined that it is an accident. DC Cooper is affected by the sight of the girl and his memories of the event so he begins looking into the family. The more he discovers the more uncomfortable he becomes with the thinking this is an accident. His supervisor tells him to back off, but his sixth sense tells him to keep pushing.

At the same time DS Fry is dealing with the case in which she was the victim. Many years ago she was gang raped while on duty and the suspects were never caught. Now there has been a DNA match and the case has been reopened. When DS Fry goes back to the town where the crime occurred she must deal with old memories and new and shocking information.

There was a lot to like about LOST RIVER. It's an exciting look at the lives of two interesting British police officers. Americans will enjoy reading about the locations and descriptions of these towns and the people in them. One area that the American reader will have a hard time understanding is how such a crime could occur to an on duty police officer. What most readers will be shocked to realize is that DS Fry wasn't carrying a weapon, yes, she was sent out to patrol a dark abandoned building at night by herself without any back up or weapon. It is hard to get past this but when you do the rest of the story works.

You will try to solve the death of the girl by yourself and want to help DS Fry resolve the case in which she was the victim. LOST RIVER is part of a series about Cooper and Fry that is easily read as a standalone. You will want to read future stories about these two police officers. Read and enjoy LOST RIVER by Stephen Booth.