At the River's Edge (A Mountain Mystery) - Softcover

Shoultz, D. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1986965945 ISBN 13: 9781986965941

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

EMILY EDWARDS, BOOK #1
Sunset Peak, North Carolina is cursed by murder and captivated by moonshine money. The unsolved shooting death of Mayor Hank Richards has a five-year curse hovering over the historic mountain community. Townspeople look over their shoulders in fear as neighbor accuses neighbor. Rumors of buried moonshine money captivate those seeking unearned riches, but haunt Emily Edwards, the strong-willed granddaughter of the purported moonshiner.

Shortly following the murder of Mayor Richards, James Wolsey returns after college to help his mom manage the family’s hardware business. James and Emily are traveling diverse paths when they meet, but quickly align on a common course. If not for obsessed treasure hunters convinced Emily possesses a map, it seems their future together is promising.

The couple's attempt to dispel rumors of buried treasure leads them to the gravesite of Emily’s ancestor beside the New River. What they uncover at the river’s edge propels them into the path of the mayor's killer, and unleashes a chain of chilling events that forever changes Sunset Peak.

About this title

About the Author

Author of several novels and short story collections, D.R. (Donn) Shoultz has called North Carolina home for more than 25 years. Donn writes at his mountain home off the Blue Ridge Parkway where his wife Claudia shares her considerable editing experience in shaping his novels. In their free time, they both enjoy traveling and hiking nearby wooded trails with their dog, Milo.

Each of Donn's suspense-filled novels includes male and female protagonists you will get to know well, a criminal element intent on doing them harm, and a conclusion you will not see coming.

Donn's recent focus is his Mountain Mystery Series. With the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop, these novels feature big city crime and corruption invading fictitious mountain communities. Each murder mystery stands on its own with compelling, hometown characters, twisting plots, and hard-to-predict conclusions. 

In his Miles Stevens Series, a time-traveling CIA agent travels back from his 2050 Langley, Virginia office to stop epic disasters already in the history books. With terrorist attacks occurring in the 2020s, Miles and his team race against time to save thousands of lives. A fourth book in this series can't be ruled out.

In order of publication, Donn's novels include:

MILES STEVENS SERIES
* Melting Sand
* Cyber One
* Gone Viral

MOUNTAIN MYSTERY SERIES
* At the River's Edge
* Butcher Road
* Fallen from Sight
* A Town Divided
* A Town in Fear 
* Dark River

Donn's short stories are an eclectic collection of fictional tales looking at the lives of lovers, schemers, everyday people and even pets. Donn's short story collections include:

* It Goes On
* Most Men

The author's profits from the Amazon sales of Short Story Collections go to support homeless pets in North Carolina. You can find his books on Amazon.com and learn more about Donn and his writing at drshoultz.com/

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1986965945
• ISBN 13: 9781986965941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 273