Benjamin Pearce asked this question about The River We Remember:
Who is Creasy? Why did he go insane at the end of the book? And why were the two boy hellbent on killing him? I barely recall him mentioned in the story prior to the end.
judith He's one of the local lowlife Creasy clan, who went to war & came back so changed his own mother didn't care about him anymore. He's in the whole stor…moreHe's one of the local lowlife Creasy clan, who went to war & came back so changed his own mother didn't care about him anymore. He's in the whole story, as Del's abusive stepfather & Quinn's thieving employee, & the town big mouth. He had a violent psychotic break fueled by alcohol & revenge, & Del wanted to kill him for beating his mom & him half to death. (less)
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by William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author)
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