The Boy in the River is a 2012 book by the British author and criminologist Richard Hoskins about the 'Adam' murder case.

Hoskins lived in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1986 to 1992, initially on a gap year.

Hoskins was asked by the Metropolitan Police for advice and assistance after the discover of the body of a young African-descent child floating in the River Thames in London.

[citation needed] The book combines Hoskins' work on the case and the various leads he follows.

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