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Cover of Knife River by Justine Champion with a small house with lights on in the windows and darkening purple sky

“I would shiver the whole night through”

Knife River (2024) by Justine Champine

April 20, 2025 by drmllz Leave a Comment

When it comes to mysteries, I find the plot to be almost the least interesting thing–as long as it’s not too lazy or derivative or actively insulting to the reader, and fits into the vibes of the story. What I do care about, then, are the vibes–if the vibes are there, if the texture of the story is something I can snag myself on, I don’t really worry about clues or reveals (which I’m bad at predicting anyway). The vibes are pretty immaculate in Knife […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: cbr17, crime fiction, drmllz, Justine Champine, Justine Champion, mystery, queer, Small town

drmllz's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: cbr17, crime fiction, drmllz, Justine Champine, Justine Champion, mystery, queer, Small town ·
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