Child of the Appalachian mountains, Tess Spencer has experienced more than her share of heartache. The Glock-wielding, knife-carrying housewife knows how to survive whatever life throws at her. But when an anonymous warning note shows up in her best friend Miranda’s mailbox – a note written in a dead woman’s handwriting – Tess quickly discovers that ghosts are alive and well in Buckneck, West Virginia. Hot on a cold trail, she must use limited clues and her keen insight into human nature to unmask the killer…or the next victim might be Tess herself. Tinged with the supernatural and overshadowed by the mountains’ lush, protective presence, this twisting psychological mystery is the first in A Murder in the Mountains series.
Clever title, good story. A worthy start to a new series. This story piqued my interest from the start and never disappointed thereafter. The plot thread took me up and down the familiar hills of West Virginia (at times I waved to my old home state, Ohio, across the river) and reminds the reader of what home and family are all about. A spiritual thread glimmers throughout for those who (like me) appreciate that sort of thing. But for those who don’t, the plot can hold its own as it twists and turns through a tangle of questions. A fun read for mystery…
Such a Relief: No Filth I really enjoyed the first of the series. It is such a pleasure to not have to worry about filth creeping into a storyline. When you see a book is written from a “Christian worldview”, people automatically assume it will be boring. Not this. I will be reading all of this series.
A twisty, just-out-of-reach mystery When Miranda receives a threatening note from someone posing as her fiancé’s deceased wife, Tess Spencer puts her Nancy Drew skills to work, determined to protect her elderly friend and expose the culprit. As Tess encounters suspects and uncovers new aspects of the mystery, she’s pulled into a web of danger. Will she back off and abandon Miranda to risk, or will her continued pokes at the hornet’s nest jeopardize her new family, her marriage, and even her life and unborn baby…