The mystery surrounding a man sealed into a West Virginia coal mine horrifies the public and threatens the entire state’s mining industry. Investigator Josh Draper and delectable sidekick Annie McBride risk their lives to unravel the mystery. A walloping who-dun-it, interlaced with sharply etched portraits of the state and her people.
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A page turner. Well drawn characters. A well-plotted murder mystery with as many twists and turns as a coal mine. -- David M. Kinchen, Huntington News Network Book Critic
Smith’s book is authentic, fast-paced, and absolutely absorbing! -- Fritz Galt, author of The Trap and China Gate
Smith’s book is authentic, fast-paced, and absolutely absorbing! -- Fritz Galt, author of The Trap and China Gate
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A richly-textured mystery set in a high-tech mine
In a new novel by accomplished mystery writer Henry D. Smith, a West Virginia State Police Investigator is called upon to solve a mystery that threatens the entire state’s mining industry.
The idea of a man seemingly sealed into a mine horrifies the populace, and investigator Josh Draper must uncover the truth behind the death, shed light on a long-forgotten payroll robbery, and use modern mining techniques to seal a case that involves many still living today.
Readers will be swept up in the action-filled adventure that begins deep in a Depression-era mining camp. In an absorbing who-dun-it, clue after clue contradicts prevailing theories, and readers will need to hold on till the last page to solve it all.
A former coal camp comes to life
The story is set in a fictitious town drawn after many still in existence in West Virginia. With carefully reconstructed mining techniques and equipment, the author has brought to life a time and a place that was dominated by powerful forces and oozes with intrigue.
The coal town of Eagle has undergone all the triumph and ravages of the past century, but still has mysteries in store of its present-day incarnation. Investigator Josh Draper must employ the very latest techniques to enter and explore a former branch of the mine that has long since been sealed off from the world.
Meanwhile, his delectable sidekick, Annie McBride, whips out her researcher’s notebook and tape recorder and begins to capture oral histories of the place, fleshing out the personalities that dominated the early camp.
The book’s title derives from the mine entries where the crimes take place, six miles from shaft bottom, deep beneath the huckleberry roots of the mountainous landscape.
Real characters that will warm the heart
Evading the press, trying to avoid a disastrous affair, exploring a creaky old mine, and under pressure from the governor to solve the mystery by the end of the week, Josh and Annie are working in a pressure cooker environment.
The personalities they meet who help them unearth clues are sharply etched portraits of those who can recall the past and those who work the modern mines of the present. Their good-natured camaraderie is real, but the mysteries they may be hiding are equally as real.
In a new novel by accomplished mystery writer Henry D. Smith, a West Virginia State Police Investigator is called upon to solve a mystery that threatens the entire state’s mining industry.
The idea of a man seemingly sealed into a mine horrifies the populace, and investigator Josh Draper must uncover the truth behind the death, shed light on a long-forgotten payroll robbery, and use modern mining techniques to seal a case that involves many still living today.
Readers will be swept up in the action-filled adventure that begins deep in a Depression-era mining camp. In an absorbing who-dun-it, clue after clue contradicts prevailing theories, and readers will need to hold on till the last page to solve it all.
A former coal camp comes to life
The story is set in a fictitious town drawn after many still in existence in West Virginia. With carefully reconstructed mining techniques and equipment, the author has brought to life a time and a place that was dominated by powerful forces and oozes with intrigue.
The coal town of Eagle has undergone all the triumph and ravages of the past century, but still has mysteries in store of its present-day incarnation. Investigator Josh Draper must employ the very latest techniques to enter and explore a former branch of the mine that has long since been sealed off from the world.
Meanwhile, his delectable sidekick, Annie McBride, whips out her researcher’s notebook and tape recorder and begins to capture oral histories of the place, fleshing out the personalities that dominated the early camp.
The book’s title derives from the mine entries where the crimes take place, six miles from shaft bottom, deep beneath the huckleberry roots of the mountainous landscape.
Real characters that will warm the heart
Evading the press, trying to avoid a disastrous affair, exploring a creaky old mine, and under pressure from the governor to solve the mystery by the end of the week, Josh and Annie are working in a pressure cooker environment.
The personalities they meet who help them unearth clues are sharply etched portraits of those who can recall the past and those who work the modern mines of the present. Their good-natured camaraderie is real, but the mysteries they may be hiding are equally as real.
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Good Mystery, Learn About Coal Mining Also,
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This is a good mystery, with plot twists and surprises. The author apparently has experience with mining and with West Virginia; you get a real sense of being in those places. It's a nice opportunity to enjoy a mystery while meeting some interesting, generally believable, characters and learning something about coal mining.
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