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Karen Hallam receives a desperate plea from her husband, David, in his final letter before he is murdered in a remote Tennessee Smoky Mountain village. Determined to uncover the truth, she ventures into the mist-laden hills of his childhood, where a web of disputed inheritance, jealous relatives, and clandestine affairs unravels.
Her investigation forces her to confront her forbidden past with Trevor Andrews, David’s half‑brother, whose own motives for killing David surface amid hidden motives and betrayals. As the mountains echo with secrets, Karen must decide whether the pursuit of justice will cost her the love and safety she once trusted.
Set against a backdrop of rural Appalachia, this tense, atmospheric thriller explores themes of family rivalry, abuse, and the lengths one woman will go to protect her legacy.
First publish date: 1777
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Phyllis A. Whitney
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