River's End

<p>A fugitive a relentless pursuit and a twist of fate. A Mountie on a mission and the man he chases are bound by a strange likeness. Will justice or mercy prevail in the wild?</p><p>In <em>The River's End</em> James Oliver Curwood presents a gripping tale of survival identity and moral conflict in the Canadian wilderness. The story follows Derwent Conniston a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer and a fugitive he pursues who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. When unexpected circumstances bring them together both men must confront their fates in a story that explores the thin line between duty and compassion.</p><p>James Oliver Jim Curwood (1878-1927) was an American action-adventure writer and conservationist. His books ranked among Publisher's Weekly top-ten best sellers in the United States in the early 1920s. In River's End a wanted man is captured by a Canadian Mountie but he assumes the Mounties' identity when the man dies on their way back to Hudson's Bay Post. Unfortunately the dead Mountie has enemies of his own.</p>