Up the Creek

The lyrical portraits of ordinary people who become caught up in dilemmas beyond their experience makes for a gripping mystery that operates on different levels to bring a community to life. That’s the hallmark of this series in general, but is especially evident in Up the Creek, which is satisfyingly evocative and compelling. D. Donovan, Midwest Book Review

Laurel Falls, N.C., 2009: Life on the farm was pretty much one day the same as the next–until that stranger showed up. I’ll never forget the first time I first saw him and how everything changed after that. It might not have turned out so crazy if he’d known who he was. We figured that big gash on the back of his head stole his memory. But how did he get that wound? And who was after him?

It had seemed wrong to turn him away, especially since you might say I saved his life. But what he wrought on my life … well, you can’t imagine how much havoc a man without a past can wreak.

It wasn’t ‘til my friend Della Kincaid put her crime-reporter skills to work that we got to the bottom of everything. And I do mean bottom. Things sunk pretty low before we started getting at the truth. Abit Bradshaw

You’ll love this suspenseful standalone mystery because who hasn’t wished someone would show up and change their lives (for the better)?

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Up the Creek is the sixth book-a standalone novella-in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series by award-winning author Lynda McDaniel. If you like atmospheric settings, fascinating characters, and suspenseful investigations, you’ll love this series.