The Mission

First there's a body. Further investigation reveals a fire, a missing person, and a stolen company payroll. Then there's another body. Does it all add up? Not necessarily. The more police investigator Josh Draper digs into the case at Eagle One Mine, the more questions he unearths.

With Josh scouring old crime scenes, and delectable sidekick Annie McBride probing the memories of those who still survive, they hope to excavate the truth about a long-unsolved mystery.

What they don't know is that somebody close to them would rather bury the case, forever. And what they fear is that the mine may seek her ultimate revenge before they have a chance to uncover the truth.

Burrow into this thoroughly engaging mystery that takes you from a Depression Era mining camp to its present high-tech incarnation.

Henry D. Smith has produced a walloping tale of intrigue, interlaced with sharply etched portraits of those who inhabit this mountainous, coal-mining region of West Virginia.

ISBN: 978-0-557-13656-8
Retail: $16.95 (US)

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