Tulsa Time

Reporter Viv Powers confronts the challenge of her life when her love, Charley, is accused of murder and will do nothing to defend himself -- not even declare his innocence to her. A firm believer in logic and facts, Viv learns to face the trials of faith as she pursues the truth of what happened, who did the murder -- and why Charley isn't talking.

Letha Albright has worked at newspapers, in a sawmill and as a wilderness guide. Since 1989, she has been the editor of School & Community, a magazine for Missouri teachers. She earned an undergraduate degree in psychology in Oklahoma and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Albright lives in Columbia, Mo., with her husband, two children and a cat. In her free time, she climbs rocks and hikes.

Albright lived in Cherokee County, Okla., the setting of her series, for eight years.