A superb tale which will keep you turning the pages! A brilliant narrative and overall novel! Worth a read!

Here is a book with an interesting plot and excellent characters. This book will certainly keep to at the edge of your seats. A great read. This is well written and great plot.
Thank you to both NetGalley and Penguin Random House for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my review

An interesting plot with lots of twists, but the story line failed to grab my attention. I did finish the book but was not invested in the characters. 
My thanks to Net Galley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Not an easy read, not because of the depressing nature of the story but in the way that it is written. I struggled with the lack of 'conversation marks' and occasionally I found that the narrative too detailed, almost as if the novel needed extra pages . A lot of time has been spent researching this important subject of drug dealers and users on the streets and those that help them but unfortunately this novel did not live up to the description of the book.

A good book, great plot and loads of twists to keep the reader hooked. Looking forward to more from this author. 

Many thanks to Netgalley and Liz Moore for the copy of this book. I agreed to give my unbiased opinion voluntarily.

I really wanted to love this book as I loved the sound of the blurb. Sadly though, something about it just didn’t feel right to me.

Mickey Fitzpatrick is looking for her sister. A drug addicted prostitute, there is no denying that her sister lives a dangerous life on ‘the Ave’. However, when working girls start showing up dead and her sister goes missing, Mickey is worried enough to go looking. Soon, it seems like there is more than just her job on the line as Mickey starts to uncover not only the truth about when is happening to these girls, but also painful truths from her own family and history.

Long Bright River is a thriller with a twist as woven throughout the story is the painful impact of a traumatic childhood for two sisters. Sisters whose lives take very different routes. Moore does a fantastic job in describing the devastation that drugs can have on families. And how the impact of our childhoods can define the people we become.

This is where Long Bright River fell down a little for me though. On one hand it’s a great whodunnit as the concept is sound and it does keep you wondering. Then on the other it works as an exploration of sibling relationships and childhood trauma. It’s moving and I desperately wanted to know more about Kacey’s side of the story. For me though the two sides just did not blend. It would have worked as a thriller, or modern fiction but by blending the two genres together in a single book, it just missed the mark for me. By trying to do two things, it ended up not really doing either to the best of what it could have been.

This is such a shame as both sides of this story have so much potential and I think would have worked better if it were given the space to do it. More intrigue and drama for thriller and more emotion and connection for modern fiction. I did enjoy Long Bright River though and would recommend it for people who like their thrillers to have a little more depth to their characters.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC in return for an unbiased review.
Predominantly a police procedural book this is normally a my prefered genre.
I have absolutely no doubt that this book will be a decent seller and attract many fans but for some reason this storyline just didn't grab me and when that happens I struggle to keep reading.
On this occassion I felt obligated to finish what I'd started and although I felt it improved as it went on, overall it wasn't really for me so on that basis I'm giving it three stars.

Philadelphia police officer Michaela "Mickey" Fitzgerald and partner Lafferty find the body of a young female drug addict. It puts Mickey in mind of her younger sister Lacey who she sets out to find...

Though the subject matter could be rather bleak, I found this can ultimately uplifting book. Part police procedural, part family drama. Twists and turns at the end with an unexpected ending.

Oh dear! . I hate it when a book that someone has obviously toiled long and hard over, leaves me cold.   I could not get into this one. I like crime thriller sand police produrals but I like a bit of light, a bit of joy in amongst the darkness. This was bleak and depressing. Yes, covering the issues it did, it was bound to be but I still couldn’t like it.  Undoubtedly well written, it still failed to engage me. Turgid at times and ultimately frustrating.

This book was a bit different to ones I normally read but I did enjoy it. The story gripped me and made me need to keep reading to see what happened. The story was well told and interesting and had some twists I didnt see coming.

This book is far from easy to read. It was not what I thought it would be and to be honest has left me some what regretting reading it. I could not stop reading once I started. I can appreciate the importance of some of the issues within the book, it is just a depressing read.

It was a fascinating thriller, with a dramatic flair. I felt the main characters were multi-dimensional and really cared about their fate. Very well written and insightful.

Sorry this book is not for me. I couldn’t get into it at all. I persevered and although I felt sad for some of the characters and the way their lives had turned out, I did not feel engaged in the story at any point.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

I loved this book so much!
It is part literary fiction, part police procedural/mystery, part family drama. All parts together make a wonderful, transcendent story.
Every action in this book fed into the larger narrative, weaving a natural, progressive tale that comes full circle.
It's been weeks since I finished reading it and I still think about it.
Powerful and moving, truly special.

An interesting book about two sisters.It deals with police procedures and drug addiction well.
Thanks to Netgalley for an Arc.

Hypnotic and thrilling. Gone girl meets girl on the train. My mind is still reeling. Absolutely brilliant. This is a must read for thriller fans.

Really enjoyed it loved the characters especially Mickey and the care and love she felt for her sister and gave me a lot of insight  into drug addiction and what they have to go through and all the shady people that go with it.  I didn’t like her grandmother very much but I suppose what she had to endure through her life must have been hard,   I would never have guessed the ending very cleverly done  as not who I thought at was at all never read this author before but will definitely read more,

My thanks to NetGalley and publisher Penguin Random House UK - Hutchinson, for the ARC.
I really enjoyed this book, though wouldn't really describe it as a 'thriller' - more a mystery/drama.
Kasey and Mickey(Michaela) are sisters with a little over a year separating their ages.  Inseparable as children;  Kasey always the extrovert helping Mickey to become more sociable.  Mickey is a police patrol officer and Kasey is on the streets - somewhere, long ago having become addicted to drugs.  The sisters haven't spoken for 5 years but Mickey never stops thinking about Kasey and is always looking out to find her - to make sure she's still alive.
Set in the Kensington district of Philadelphia this story is told from Mickey's point of view, of Then, through their childhood and adolescence, and Now, as she patrols her district.  She has been partnered with Eddie Lafferty whilst her long-term partner Truman Dawes is on sick-leave.  She misses him.  She can't stand Eddie's attitude to the street girls and drug addicts.
They are called to investigate a body found on wasteland - a young woman.  Initially thought to be an overdose victim Mickey sees signs of murder.
Some days later 2 further bodies of women are found in similar circumstances - there is a serial killer at large.
When Mickey is told that her sister had 'disappeared' from the area a month previously she is determined to find her - always hoping the next body won't be Kasey's.  With Truman's help and connections Mickey begins her own missing persons investigation which could jeopardise her job.
This is a good story with several twists and  I think, a good conclusion, but it really isn't a thriller.  At times it's heart-breaking; it's about the strong bond between sisters and the harsh realities of their polar-opposite lives.

3.5 Stars for this one.

I should start by saying that it was the description given for this book that attracted me straight away. Police Procedurals are one of my favourite genres to read, so this seemed right up my street, and I did enjoy the police-life aspect of the story. 
However, I did find the book quite difficult to stick with to be honest. The first two thirds of the story seemed to drag a little. The final third was marginally better, and I did enjoy the final few chapters.  I'm also a fan of stories that are told from a now/then viewpoint, as this one is, although at one point I was confused as to which time period we were in, and had to go back and read a few pages again to clear it up.

I would say thought that the labeling of this book as a thriller is probably a little misleading, it is far more focused around familial relationships and the opioid crisis within the US, with the 'whodunnit' aspect feeling a little like a side plot.

Overall I would say it was a good read, but probably not one I would reach for again.

Set in Philadelphia, a city at the heart of the opiate epidemic, Long Bright River follows Mickey, a copy caught up in this world through her work and personal life who becomes involved in trying to solve the mystery of young sex workers who are being found dead across the city. 

Billed as a thriller - or at least that was the impression I had going in - I think this novel has been slightly mis-marketed. Ok, yes, it is a mystery, but is more on the slow burn end of the mystery/thriller genre. Others have labelled it as "literary suspense" which is fair, but it's also a police procedural and a story of a family torn apart by drugs.

While I found the plot engaging the writing wasn't standout (for me), hence my rating of 3 instead of 4 stars.