"Some truths refuse to stay buried-and some rivers never stop running."Sawyer Cravey spent thirty years running from the riverbank secrets that destroyed his youth in small-town Georgia. When a mysterious letter lures him back to Millbrook, he's forced to confront the devastating truth behind Callie Sullivan's death-a loss for which he was blamed but never convicted.As Sawyer digs into the past, he uncovers a web of power, entitlement, and deliberate deception reaching into the highest levels of Millbrook society. With the help of a determined detective and Callie's traumatized best friend, he must navigate a town that would rather bury its sins than face them-even if it means burying him too.But in a place where everyone knows your name and some families are untouchable, the truth comes at a price-and not everyone will survive paying it.The Weight of Water is a gripping Southern thriller about delayed justice, the cost of silence, and whether redemption can ever be found on the banks of the Chattahoochee.