Long Bright River: A Novel by Liz Moore

Author:Liz Moore [Moore, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Literary, Thrillers, General, Family Life, Siblings
ISBN: 9780525540670
Google: eFmSDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0525540679
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-01-07T07:00:00+00:00

He’s changed when I pick him up. The only thing I recognize is the backpack he is holding, which now, I presume, contains his undercover attire. He’s back in his jeans, his knee brace now visible; he’s lost the scarf and the sunglasses and even the down jacket.

He gets in, lowering himself painfully into the passenger’s seat. He glances around as he closes the door.

—Why don’t we get out of this neighborhood, he says.

Probably a good idea. I drive southeast again, toward Fishtown.

—What happened? I say.

—I bought a syringe off him, Truman begins. I told him I was in from Bucks. I asked if he could tell me where to score.

I nod. This is the beginning of a familiar story: it’s how half the overdoses in the district happen. People venture in from the suburbs, looking for a fix, and getting more than they or their bodies bargained for in the process. Potent, deadly fentanyl has found its way into most of the heroin for sale around here, and it’s killing even the most experienced users of the drug.

—Follow me, he said, says Truman. He started walking north along the Ave.

—Was he talking to you? I ask him. Did he say anything about himself?

—He said, You’re not a cop, are you? says Truman. I told him, Fuck that, I hate cops. He didn’t say anything else.

Truman clears his throat and glances at me. Continues.

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