Deep South Trouble: A Mystery Novel
About this ebook
Laurel Falls, N.C., October, 2016: I kept asking myself if I should’ve seen all that trouble coming my way. But the answer was always no. No shivers, no belly ache, no bad feelings. Even Mollie, her head hanging out the truck window, missed any signs of danger.
We’d just come home from a long trip to see friends. Everything looked right as I pulled up the drive—I felt a tug in my chest when I saw the house hadn’t burned down, the fall garden hadn’t dried up, and the chickens were walking through the yard, looking for bugs right on schedule.
When I unlocked the front door and stepped inside, that was when I knew something was wrong. Even before I saw the man. Holding a gun on me.
Oh, let me tell you, it went from bad to even worse. From there I found myself chasing round Atlanta, Georgia, looking for the reason all that sorrow had landed on my doorstep. I even had to stay down there in the hospital.
By the time I got home, I could see it all came down to more conmen stealing from the poor folks and taxpayers of our mountain region. Unlike those I dealt with earlier in my life, these were corporate types, slick and cagey about how to milk the system and bribe our politicians. I chased after them from Laurel Falls to Damascus, Virginia, and back to Laurel Falls.
My friends Della Kincaid and Nigel Steadman, plus a young newspaper man, Newt Watson, helped me, but it was touch and go whether any of us could bring justice to the hard-working people we called neighbors and friends. ~Abit Bradshaw
You'll enjoy this suspenseful story because who doesn't long for justice in a world where money speaks louder than goodness?
If you love Elly Griffiths, Sue Grafton, and Cheryl Bradshaw (no relation to Abit Bradshaw that we know of), you're sure to enjoy the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series.
Get it now—for the rich natural setting, colorful characters, and suspenseful investigations.
Deep South Trouble is the ninth novel in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series by award-winning author Lynda McDaniel.
“Very well written with great characters. Good insights into finding one's self after a trying time. I really enjoyed the book.” ~N. Jones
About the author
I love writing page-turners—both fiction and non-fiction. And I love helping others to do the same, living into their dreams of writing books. I believe my success comes down to a respect for my readers and clients. I know I'm easily bored, so I work hard to engage and inspire both audiences.
I got my start as a writer in the most unlikely place—a town of 200 people in the mountains of North Carolina. Living there changed my life in so many positive ways. Decades later, I realized that everything I value today, I was introduced to there. My Appalachian Mountain Mysteries pay homage to the people of Appalachia who taught me so much.
Over the years, I've written more than 1,200 articles for major magazines, hundreds of newsletters and blogs. I'm proudest of the 18 books I’ve written. My nonfiction books include "Words at Work," which I wrote straight from my heart, a much-needed response to all the questions and concerns people have about writing today. (It won top honors from the National Best Books Awards.)
I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, but I've lived all over this country—from the Midwest to the Deep South to Appalachia to the Mid-Atlantic to the Pacific Northwest. Whew! I finally settled in Eureka, California, a place that reflects the values I learned while living in the N.C. mountains all those years ago.
