The Devil And The Dirt Road

by Jessica MacIntyre

When Lucy Morgan, a small town newspaper reporter living in Oban Cape Breton, is given the assignment to interview a dying woman who served life in prison for the murder of her own son, she believes it may be the springboard to a bigger, better job. Soon the story Alice Sutherland reveals on her deathbed disturbs her so deeply that Lucy's own life is thrown into chaos. Alice has never denied the murder itself, but when she finally reveals the reason for it Lucy is left reeling. Soon a similar string of events begins to unfold in Lucy's life and the only way to stop it may be to walk the same road as Alice.

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 2014

About the author

Jessica MacIntyre was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and raised in the tiny rural community of Soldiers Cove. A habitual daydreamer, MacIntyre was sent to the principal's office many times during her school years for not paying attention in class. In 1998 she moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia with her husband and began writing seriously a few years later. Her first novel, The Vampires of Soldiers Cove, is available now on Amazon.
She lives in St. Peter's, Nova Scotia with her husband and son.

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Devil and the Dirt Road is such a fantastic book. It's hard for me to tell you my favorite things about this book without telling you the whole story.

Once again set in Cape Breton this novel finds our leading lady Lucy Morgan, a reporter living in Oban, in a bit of a pickle when her life twists and turns until it is mirroring the life of Alice Sutherland, a convicted killer who, on her dying bed has decided to share her story.

Jessica's use of vivid imagery never fails to leave me feeling completely captivated.

This book is a definite must read!!

[Belinda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started reading this book and couldn't put it down. It was creepy and suspenseful and I thoroughly enjoyed it! The ending has me wondering if there will be another book to continue the story though. Great job Jessica!

[Peggy Vick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Read

Enjoyed very much. Good story,explicit language was minimal and sexual content was not overly done. First book I have read by Jessica McIntyre but I look forward to reading more of her works

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely a bit creepy, this book has a serious twist to it. As an avid mystery reader for the last 25 years, I had an idea of why Alice killed her son but was still caught off guard at times.

[Krista Touesnard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in one night lol. I stayed up late and had to go to sleep with the light on lol. It's fun to read about the place you grew up. Now I'll never go to Oban again! Ha!