"I absolutely devoured this book! " ~Cynthia Williams NOW AVAILABLE IN LARGE PRINT! Laurel Falls, N.C. 1989 : I couldn’t believe I was in trouble again. I’d finally got what I’d always wanted ... then lost it. The trouble started when this family—a mother and two mostly grown kids—came to my school, the Hickson School of American Studies in Boone, N.C., to ask for shelter. The mother said she was dying, and they had nowhere else to go after they’d been evicted ‘cause she was too sick to work. But that was all lies. They were just a bunch of mean-spirited, sorry con artists who stole our money and good intentions. And when they fleeced the school, they made it look like I did it! Next thing I knew, I was thrown outta school. I snuck home to get help from my neighbor and friend, Della Kincaid. She used to be a crime reporter in Washington, D.C., and I knew she’d know what to do. She did—only she told me I had to do it on my own. Trying to find them again took everything I had—and then some. Along the way, I plowed through those mountains, sometimes meeting fellow victims who were yearning for justice too, but mostly tangling with bad men trying to stop me—permanently! I faced more twists and turns than the road to Damascus, Virginia. There was no telling who I could trust on that long road to justice, but I ask you: at some point, don’t you have to believe in someone? ~Abit Bradshaw You'll enjoy this suspenseful mystery because who can resist rooting for the underdog? If you love Elly Griffiths, Sue Grafton , and William Kent Krueger , you're sure to enjoy the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series. Get it now—for the rich natural setting, colorful characters, and suspenseful investigations. The Roads to Damascus is the second novel in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series by award-winning author Lynda McDaniel. "After 'A Life for a Life' I was eagerly anticipating this sequel, and I was not disappointed. The suspense and plot twists were as riveting as before. The characters and relationships made the book so compelling." ~M. Glazner "Though there's a crime plot that drives 'The Roads to Damascus' forward, at its heart it's very much a character piece & a coming of age tale." ~LizTiptoft PRAISE FOR THE ROADS TO DAMASCUS "EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT. Just finished this fantastic book. Lynda McDaniel has the gift of putting the reader right there in her stories with characters that grab ahold of your heart strings and take you into their world page after page." ~L. Judd "LOVE THIS SERIES. Here it is, 4:30 on a Monday morning, less than five hours from another busy workday, but I couldn't let the clock come between me and this story. Living in the western North Carolina mountains, the setting is very familiar, and I've known some of characterizations of the people in the story. Being a mother hen type had my heart racing for Abit along his journey, and my Mama bear instinct battled with the fear involved. I'm looking forward to the prequel novella and the next book in this series." ~Jeannie C. "ABIT--AN UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTER I was so happy to see that the whole gang from A Life for a Life is back. Lots of twists and turns in both the mountain roads and the clues." ~Virginia McCullough, award-winning author of Amber Light and Greta's Grace "I COULD NOT PUT THIS BOOK DOWN. I read Lynda's first book and was eager to read the second. I normally do not read mystery novels but this one is written with so much savvy and intelligence!" ~J. Capella, Amazon Bestselling author of Your Dream Team " AFTER A LIFE FOR A LIFE I was eagerly anticipating this sequel, and I was not disappointed. The suspense and plot twists were as riveting as before, but I think it was the characters and relationships that made the book so compelling. In contrast to the often inauthentic characters in so many novels I have read, Abit, Della and Alex (and now Fiona!) come across as utterly real - people I would like to meet if they existed. I also really appreciated the author's insights into the complicated relationship between the local people and the increasing numbers of former city-dwellers moving into their communities." ~ M. Glazner I love writing page-turners--both fiction and nonfiction. And I love helping others to do the same, living into their dreams of writing books. I believe my success comes down to a respect for my readers and clients. I know I'm easily bored, so I work hard to engage and inspire my readers. After all, we're all busy these days, and I want to deliver value--whether that's a gripping mystery filled with memorable characters or books on writing that give you the tools to write your own fiction and nonfiction. Both make me happy. See for yourself. Visit me at LyndaMcDanielBooks.com and get a free copy of the prequel,  Waiting for You,  that pulls back the curtain on Abit's and Della's lives before they met in Laurel Falls, N.C.  I got my start as a writer i