I heard a lot of buzz about author Tim Johnston's Descent, and although I did not read it, I could not wait to read The Current. Audrey Sutter, a college student, wants to go home to Minnesota to visit her father, a former town sheriff, who is dying of cancer. Making an impulse decision, her friend Caroline decides instead of loaning her bus money, she will make the trip with her. The girls stop at a remote gas station in Iowa, and Audrey is ambushed by two young men. Caroline, armed with pepper spray, frees her friend and they make a run for it. The two girls end up on the edge of a river, with the car teetering on the icy banks. Headlights appear, and then --- a tap. The car plunges into the partially frozen river. Audrey lives, but Caroline is not so lucky. Was it intentional? An accident? When Audrey returns home, she realizes ten years ago, a young woman in her home town also lost her life in the same river. She starts to investigate the crime, and realizes that there are secrets in her town that some people would rather not have brought to light.
A good mystery, with a sad, unexpected ending.