A Life for a Life

When a young woman is found dead in a wilderness area of the North Carolina mountains, the county sheriff says suicide. Della Kincaid disagrees. As a former reporter in Washington, D.C., she knows how to hunt down the real story. But she's now living in Laurel Falls, N.C., trying to create a new life for herself. Without her usual sources and resources, she turns to an unforgettable cast of characters-friends, customers, ex-husband, and forger. With their help, she uncovers how unbridled greed leads to an interwoven series of crimes and sorrows. Along the way, Kincaid discovers how much the Appalachian landscape and its people mean to her.