The Current

In Tim Johnston's The Current, this gripping novel will sweep you off your feet and have you carried away with the rip tide. It all started for Caroline Price and Audrey Sutter, two friends who ended up in a near-fatal car accident near the river in a small town in Minnesota. Two state troopers had found Audrey half-frozen and alive, while her friend Caroline drowned from the icy water. When word had came about, it reminded Gordon Burke of a similar crime that happened a decade ago to his own daughter. While the police had never found the culprits for that crime, it was up to Audrey to remember what happened to her and the attack on her and friend. As she recovered from her injuries, she talked to Gordon Burke and to the sheriffs on the past case. After her father passed away, she wanted to carry on with his wishes to solve the mystery and to pick up the pieces to that unsolved crime that had the same end result. Though both cases were similar in nature, she had uncovered a sniff of police corruption and a scandal that headed straight to Iowa. With a bit of coercion to arrest the right culprit, she had to fend for herself and make justice be served for Holly and Caroline.

This was a captivating and twisted thriller with a dark and sinister plot. I did care for Audrey who had become a victim and a heroine at the same time. I did feel sad for her that she had lost her father and had to carry on by living alone. I did feel bad for Gordon who lost his daughter and for Marky Young, who had to wonder what happened to his brother Danny.  I did like the dual locations of Minnesota and Iowa for these bone-chilling scenic settings from the northwest to the Midwest and had a wonderful centric winter theme. This would keep you in suspense in every page to find out what happened to Holly and Audrey and Caroline with non-stop action, plenty of drama, and tons of icy tendrils of mystery.

Will you be a victim of the Current today?