The River

by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Category: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

ISBN: 1-4120-6229-2

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Price: $25.99 Cdn; $20.50 US; trade paperback

Description:

How far do we go until we’ve gone too far?

The South Nahanni River has a history of mysterious deaths, disappearances and headless corpses, but it may also hold the key to humanity’s survival―or its destruction.

Seven years ago, Del Hawthorne’s father and three of his friends disappeared near the Nahanni River and were presumed dead. When one of the missing men stumbles onto the University grounds, alive but barely recognizable and aging before her eyes, Del is shocked. Especially when the man tells her something inconceivable. Her father is still alive!

Gathering a group of volunteers, Del travels to the Nahanni River to rescue her father. There, she finds a secret river that plunges her into a technologically advanced world of nanobots and painful serums. Del uncovers a conspiracy of unimaginable horror, a plot that threatens to destroy us all. Will humanity be sacrificed for the taste of eternal life?

And at what point have we become God?

Reviews:

"Local author Cheryl Kaye Tardif specializes in mile-a-minute pot-boiler mysteries, usually set in Western Canadian locales. Her latest, The River, is a whodunit centred around mysterious happenings on the Nahanni River up north. An earlier Tardif book, the independently released Whale Song, will be published in early 2007 by Kunati Books." ~Edmonton Sun (June 15, 2006)

“Exciting and vivid. Tardif’s latest novel sweeps readers along into uncharted, wild Canadian territory. A thrilling adventure where science sniffs harder, desperate to find the fountain-of-youth.” ―Christina Francine, Midwest Book Review

“A wild river ride of tension, intrigue and romance as a motley crew of adventurers take you on a search for a man of the past who holds the key to the future, and the secret to eternal youth and power. Hang on--it's going to be a bumpy ride! Excellent read!” ―S.L. Bartlett, Silver Moon Magazine

"The myth that keeps us awake at night...The River is a thriller. It's also pleasantly sexy and a fast-paced read. What sets it apart is the skill with which Tardif mines the rich mythological lode that connects us to the history of humankind's attempts to alter its fundamental nature. The reader is in contact with Prometheus and Proust, Nietzsche and the architects of Babel. The horror is fundamental because the impulse that she explores is so frighteningly universal." ~ Lynn Hoffman, Amazon reviewer and author of The New Short Course in Wine and bang-BANG (2007 Kunati Books) Read full review.