River Ghosts (Five Star First Edition Mystery) (Five Star Mystery Series) [Hardcover]

B. R. Robb (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This thought-provoking mystery from the pseudonymous Robb, whose first novel, The Widow's Son, was published under his real name, Bruce Steinberg, examines a racially motivated hate crime with a terrifying twist. Hidden under a table, eight-year-old Richard Hill witnesses 18-year-old Henry Clayton, who sports a swastika tattoo, rape Richard's white mother, then murder her and his black father at his parents' home in Red River Falls (evidently located near Chicago). Sixteen years after Henry is convicted, new DNA evidence gains him a governor's pardon and release from prison. Now a Red River Falls police patrol officer, Richard suspects the new evidence is bogus. When the murder of an elderly gay man points to an old white power buddy of Henry's as the culprit, Richard and his white squad partner suspect Henry's connected. Proving that connection is another matter and a testimony to friendship and faith under fire. Robb depicts Henry's terror campaign and Richard's hunger for justice with steely eloquence. (May)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 307 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (May 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594146543
• ISBN-13: 978-1594146541
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,307,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bruce Steinberg wrote his first novel, The Widow's Son, using his real name, as B.R. Robb for his next, River Ghosts, and now as Bee Robb for My Occasional Torment. The reason for these varied author names has to do with a decision made by his father at his birth, and a reminder by his mother of this decision years later when River Ghosts was under preparation for release. Bruce, B.R., or Bee, under any name, has achieved success writing literary fiction (FirstNovelFest Grand Prize 2000), Mystery (star reviews), and now My Occasional Torment. This latest title dares to ask - and answer - What makes a woman a woman and how in the world would a man know the answer? My Occasional Torment is now a stage play adaptation under the same title picked up and produced by Nigg Media Productions, Harmony Productions and Center Stage Theater that premieres in February 2011. Bruce also writes a humor / human-interest page as a regular columnist for the monthly print and online sports magazine Silent Sports. A freelance writer at times, cross-country skier, runner and, by day, a criminal defense attorney noted for his drug defense work including 4th Amendment issues as well as treatment options. But the husband and father part? - that's the best part of all.