What the River Kept

About the book

A present-day death. An older disappearance. A community with secrets to protect. In Southern Alabama, Detective Imani Cole investigates Celeste Raines’s death and follows a trail toward the decades-old disappearance of Mariah Boone. Churches, back roads, red clay, and dark waters form the backdrop to a search in which family loyalty, corruption, justice, and faith do not always point in the same direction. What the River Kept by Minnie Warren combines a Black female detective, Southern atmosphere, family secrets, and a faith-centered pursuit of truth. For readers who enjoy layered mysteries with emotional stakes and difficult moral questions.