A Life for a Life. A Mystery 12+

🔖 A burned-out reporter. A mysterious death. A case that could cost her everything …Laurel Falls, N.C., 1985. Della Kincaid thought she was escaping to a quiet life in the Appalachians. After decades writing about gruesome murders and shady politicians, she's ready to settle into a relaxed life. But she discovers a corpse while hiking and is thrust back into a world of deception and death.Abit Bradshaw yearns for acceptance. Bullied and mocked for struggling in class, the teenager's problems just get worse after his father yanks him out of school. Then Della moves next door.These two unlikely partners team up to prove the death is no suicide. Butting heads with the local sheriff, they pursue the case and expose a dark cover-up.Can Della and Abit unmask the killer before they become the next victims?A Life for a Life is the gripping first novel in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series. If you like Southern small towns, offbeat friendships, and intriguing investigations, you’ll love Lynda McDaniel’s suspenseful and multilayered story."GREAT !! BOOK A good mystery that reads like a literary piece." —Wooley, Amazon Vine Voice Reviewer “A LIFE FOR A LIFE IS ONE OF THE MOST SATISFYING BOOKS I’VE READ THIS YEAR. A strong message of forgiveness, redemption and acceptance.” —Ana Manwaring, writer, creative writing instructor “McDANIEL DELIVERS A PAIR OF UNFORGETTABLE CRIME-SOLVING CHARACTERS. She lured me into her story and kept me there.” —Virginia McCullough, award...