Abit is back! Four years after that fateful summer in "A Life for a Life," Abit Bradshaw faces the biggest challenge of his life in "The Roads to Damascus," the much-anticipated second book in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries trilogy. When a family of con artists fleeces his school and casts suspicion on him, Abit, with the support of his friends Della Kincaid and Alex Covington, sets out to find them and get payback. He takes a life-changing journey from Washington, D.C., through the mountains of Virginia, and finally home again to Laurel Falls, N.C. Along the way, he draws on every bit of courage and faith he can muster as he encounters a slew of characters—from sinners to saints—who help him come to terms with his rightful place in the world.

When Della Kincaid, a reporter in Washington, D.C., moves to Laurel Falls, N.C. to start a new life, she quickly finds she’s not welcome. Della connects with Abit Bradshaw who, though he was born there, has never felt welcome, either. When a young woman is found dead in the wilderness surrounding Laurel Falls, they work to solve the mystery with the help of an unlikely cast of characters—friends, customers, ex-husband, and a reformed forger. Along the way, Kincaid and Bradshaw discover how much the Appalachian landscape and people mean to them—and that life can offer second chances. Sonoma County local author.

"Readers looking for a murder mystery strongly centered in regional culture, the lives and focus of two equally powerful investigators, and a puzzle that draws them into far more than a singular investigation will relish this story's superior tension." —Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review Laurel Falls, N.C. 2005 A mysterious death in the North Carolina mountains. Then a second. By the third, the FBI finally gets involved. Trouble is, they're looking in all the wrong places.Abit Bradshaw has a theory, but of course the FBI doesn't take him seriously. When he teams up with musicologist Wallis Harding, bluegrass music becomes more than something to practice and perform. It's key to finding the serial killer. Della Kincaid, a former crime reporter in Washington, D.C., can't seem to escape her past. Now living in the small town of Laurel Falls, she's busy investigating a fraud case that gets darker at every turn. She's about to give...

A mother disappears ...Is she lost? Kidnapped? Murdered?When Astrid’s mother goes missing from their isolated log cabin, Abit Bradshaw and Della Kincaid join the search. But it’s a slippery slope that takes them from the mountains of N.C. to the streets of Washington, D.C. … and into dark places in their own hearts.Can Della and Abit save a splintered family? Should they even try?Will their own families survive the search?Welcome the Little Children is the third novel in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series by award-winning author Lynda McDaniel. If you like atmospheric settings, fascinating characters, and suspenseful investigations, you'll love this series.