When Ronnie moves from her home in the city to rural Oregon, she feels secluded and cut off from everything and everyone. The one person she feels connected to is a 10 year old neighborhood girl, Karen, whom she babysits for. But when she discovers Karen's body in the river, the victim of a supposed accident, Ronnie feels compelled to uncover the truth.As Ronnie becomes increasingly obsessed with solving Karen's murder, she discovers a dark underbelly to her new home and is eventually led to the truth -- a shocking secret hidden deep within the woods.Dark River is a suspenseful, atmospheric novel about murder, mystery, and the Santiam River, where the past and present converge, stirring up secrets and bringing truth to the surface.