River Marked book cover by Patricia Briggs

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Where River Marked sits

Series
Book 6 of Mercy Thompson. See all Mercy Thompson books in order
The book before
Silver Borne
The book after
Frost Burned
Order checked
Last checked: October 13, 2026, against patriciabriggs.com
Place in the series
It is book 6 of the Mercy Thompson series. (patriciabriggs.com; read November 6, 2026)
Next book
Book 7 is Frost Burned. (patriciabriggs.com; read November 6, 2026)

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This edition
The edition checked here is a 324-page hardcover from Ace Books. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)

What River Marked is about

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  • Mercy Thompson, a car mechanic who can change shape, has never met anyone else like her, until now. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Mercy Thompson has never known any others of her kind. Until now
  • While she takes that in, an evil is stirring deep in the Columbia River, and she and her mate Adam, the Alpha werewolf, will need every resource the shifters have. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) an evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River

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Topics

Places

  • North America

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Mercy Thompson

14 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Moon Called
  2. Book 2: Blood Bound
  3. Book 3: Iron Kissed
  4. Book 4: Bone Crossed
  5. Book 5: Silver Borne
  6. Book 7: Frost Burned
  7. Book 8: Night Broken
  8. Book 9: Fire Touched
  9. Book 10: Silence Fallen
  10. Book 11: Storm Cursed
  11. Book 12: Smoke Bitten
  12. Book 13: Soul Taken
  13. Book 14: Winter Lost

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