Carrie Culpepper McCrite, star of "Something to Die For" mystery series, is an employee of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, so she's familiar with Arkansas' adventure places. And, she can't seem to keep her nose away from humans in distress-or murder.

In A VALLEY TO DIE FOR, newly widowed Carrie McCrite, ignoring warnings from friends and family that "older women don't DO that," has left a sheltered city life and moved to the rural Ozarks. She yearns to prove she's a strong, capable woman. One of Carrie's new neighbors in Arkansas is JoAnne Harrington, an example of female independence and strength.

When a stone quarry threatens to turn Carrie's beautiful valley into heaps of gravel, the two women and their neighbors band together to fight for the valley. Then someone decides that JoAnne must die.

Carrie feels compelled to uncover and destroy the evil now swirling around her. But another new neighbor, retired Kansas City Police Major, Henry King, warns Carrie that she may be the killer's real target.

How strong can Carrie be? How quickly can she identify the murderer? How much danger can she survive?

It's time to seek answers in A VALLEY TO DIE FOR.

In the picturesque Ozark mountains, a local group of residents plan to fight the sale of an abandoned farm to a mining quarry known for caring more for money than potential damage to the environment. When widow Carrie McCrite discovers the body of the group's leader, JoAnne Harrington, the valley is abuzz with theories that JoAnne was accidentally shot by hunters or murdered by the owner of the proposed quarry. For Carrie, whose husband died in a hunting accident and whose faith was the only thing that sustained her, JoAnne's death resurrects old nightmares. The romantic interest of a retired detective named Henry King raises further questions as Carrie discovers ties between Henry and JoAnne that have been kept secret for almost 30 years. With flair, Nehring, an award-winning Arkansas writer, launches a cozy series that will appeal to mystery readers and fans of Lorie Ham (The Trouble with Tenors) and Ellen Edwards Kennedy (Irregardless of Murder). For both Christian fiction and mystery collections.
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...a delightful mystery with appealing characters fighting for a cause. -- FT SMITH TIMES RECORD

...a fascinating mystery that gets better and better as the pages roll. -- Mike Flynn, producer and host of the FOLK SAMPLER, heard weekly on public radio

...a mystery writer whose imagination and talent will win her a large and dedicated readership. -- THE BOOKWATCH

...a warm and enchanting tale. -- SOUTHERN SCRIBE

...kept my heart pounding...a page turner with no easy stopping places. -- GRAVETTE NEWS HERALD

A pleasure awaits mystery lovers. -- Carolyn Hart, author of the DEATH ON DEMAND and HENRIE O mysteries

It's great to read fiction about the Ozarks that rings true... -- Dr. Fred Pfister, editor of THE OZARKS MOUNTAINEER