Shadows On Iron Mountain

by Chuck Walsh

Thomas Jordan, a hardnosed detective from Knoxville, is called in to investigate the disappearance of Kara Lisle, who was abducted from a cabin in the remote backwoods of East Tennessee. As the search begins, local fishermen find the body of Patricia Darby floating in nearby Doe Creek.


As Jordan scours Iron Mountain to find Darby’s killer, as well as locate Kara, he finds himself immersed in a world where laws of another kind exist. He discovers a land cold and calloused, its inhabitants untrusting. As the body count rises, he finds the only way to bring the killer to justice is to enlist the services of one of Iron Mountain’s own.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 8, 2014

About the author

Bestselling author of A Month of Tomorrows.
His second book, a murder/suspense entitled Shadows on Iron Mountain, will be released in September 2014. The sequel to this book, Backwoods Justice, will be released in February 2015.
**NOTE - A Month of Tomorrows has been picked up and re-released. Please order your copy if you missed it when it was first released in 2012.

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book ! As I read it my images of Iron Mountain were very vivid thanks to Chuck Walsh's description. The characters are well developed. Some characters make the hairs on your arm stand up while others endear themselves to you. If you like murder mysteries and you don't mind being nervous when you are reading at night....this book is for you! I can't wait to read Backwoods Justice!

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great page turner with well developed characters. You will find yourself jumping at noises while reading it. Can't wait for the sequel!


Added this again Nov. 7, 2024 because I read another of Chuck's books that takes place on Iron Mountain, but it is not yet listed Goodreads.

[Anadarko52 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just ok

This hillbilly serial killer novel was just ok. The characters were confusing, and none of them were particularly likeable. There was obviously a back story to the situation, but it was not explained very well.

[Jesse Frank Shouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keeps you guessing

Once in a while I come across a book I have to read, read, read, wanting to find the mystery's end, yet not wanting to get there. This was one of those books.

[Linda Deppen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved!

Really did love this book as I am familiar with roan and holston mountains that were close to this location. Very good read.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read & interesting characters & the different ways of life depending on where you live. Will keep you reading till the end.

[Annette Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

grim

Yes I felt this was a very grim story, I don’t live in America, but feel like this whole story could very well be true.

[Jim Shubnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adventure that's waiting to be read!

[Naima Haviland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shadows on Iron Mountain is a thriller set in the rural mountains of Tennessee. The novel is set in modern times, but modern times seem not to have reached the clannish residents of its wilderness. The novel begins with Kara and Jason, a young couple who’ve chosen the beauty of Iron Mountain and its surrounding countryside as a setting for their delayed honeymoon. We’re just getting to know these lovebirds when someone snatches Kara from the rustic rental cabin and disappears without a trace. She is the second female tourist to go missing, but she isn’t the last in this touching, tense, and original who-done-it. Author Chuck Walsh leaves to a minimum the background details of outsiders like Detective Jordan of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. It is as if no one becomes real until they enter the shadow of Iron Mountain. Appalachian Tennessee is as much a deciding factor in the outcome of these multiple crimes as the unseen assailant. Its complex environment of dense woods, waterways, caves, and ominous skies thwart Jordan and local law enforcement at every twisted turn. Its people are hard, unsympathetic, and rigidly self-sufficient. They would just as soon shoot a lawman as answer any questions, even when the kidnapper proves to be a killer and the body count grows. The lifestyles and personalities of the mountain folk are empathically and finely drawn. I spent part of my childhood in rural Tennessee and can say that the characterization is authentic, right down to the meanness and the sweetness. Also authentic is the language: a “branch” is a small creek, a “holler” is a small valley, and grown men call old men “sir”. Parts of rural America are still mysterious, beautiful, and at times dangerous in a way that is unique from that of cities. As I read, I remembered the time I walked deep in the woods one night and stopped at the sight of a few shadowy figures with flash lights – I instinctively knew to disappear as silently and quickly as I could. Walsh’s novel captures this vibe well. To fans of the genre, I recommend Shadows on Iron Mountain as a refreshing turn from urban crime novels.

[John M Sakovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved!!

Wow! What a great story. Would make a great movie.
Suspense, action, hope, and more. It was hard to put it down.
This is the second book of Chuck Walsh's that I've read and I definitely will read more.

[Jeanie Loiacono · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! From the start, when Kara disappears, until the last word, he has you turning pages. Walsh is a pro. All the books by him I have read are fantastic!

[Katie Chestnut · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put it down. I was sitting in my house, and I got spooked. That is a good book. It is also,fun to read a book that takes place in my home state. Ca't wait to read another Chuck Walsh book.