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A Mountain Mystery #3
Fallen from Sight
Citizens of Parsons Creek, North Carolina are stunned by the sudden disappearance of one of their own and haunted by the possibility a killer lives among them.
Sarah Campbell vanishes during a weekend hike. Her twin sister Beth and her boyfriend Ryan Nelson fear the worst. Sarah’s grey scarf is all that’s found at Jefferson Peak. Her backpack is discovered 500 feet below the cliff’s edge--but there’s no sign of Sarah.
Days later, park rangers find the mutilated body of a teenage girl near where Sarah disappeared. Detective Ozzie Baker follows the trail of the dead teen to a county jail in northeastern Tennessee, and eventually to a human trafficking ring. Young women are being bailed out of Appalachian county jails never to be heard from again.
Has Sarah fallen victim to human traffickers, or has she simply fallen from sight?
Sarah Campbell vanishes during a weekend hike. Her twin sister Beth and her boyfriend Ryan Nelson fear the worst. Sarah’s grey scarf is all that’s found at Jefferson Peak. Her backpack is discovered 500 feet below the cliff’s edge--but there’s no sign of Sarah.
Days later, park rangers find the mutilated body of a teenage girl near where Sarah disappeared. Detective Ozzie Baker follows the trail of the dead teen to a county jail in northeastern Tennessee, and eventually to a human trafficking ring. Young women are being bailed out of Appalachian county jails never to be heard from again.
Has Sarah fallen victim to human traffickers, or has she simply fallen from sight?
270 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2020
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About the author
D.R. Shoultz
19 books125 followersAn author of mystery/crime novels, D.R. (Donn) Shoultz hails from Delavan, a small town in central Illinois, but has resided in the Southeastern U.S. most of his adult life. Donn and his wife Claudia have recently moved from their longtime residence in the Carolina Mountains to a home atop the Cumberland Plateau in Crossville, Tennessee. Claudia continues to share her considerable editing experience in shaping Donn's novels. In their free time, they both enjoy traveling and hiking nearby wooded trails with their dog, Milo.
Donn began writing fiction more than a decade ago following a sales and marketing career that took him across the world. His early work featured Miles Stevens, a time-traveling CIA agent, sent back from 2050 and his home in Langley, Virginia to intercept historic tragedies already in the history books.
Donn’s recent focus is adding stories to his Mountain Mystery Series. In each Mountain Mystery, tension rises quickly. The mystery (usually a murder) makes an early appearance. Hometown heroes spring into action, searching for clues, often competing with local law enforcement as they move closer and closer to danger. The stories are set in fictitious mountain communities with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop. Clues are sprinkled throughout with twists keeping readers off balance. These books are great for weekend reads, offering crisp, fast-moving chapters and up-all-night suspense.
If you’re looking for a mystery series with legs, this is it. Your favorite sleuths from the initial stories return in future novels, making them a series within the Mountain Mystery collection of novels.
In order of publication, his books include:
Miles Stevens Series
* Melting Sand
* Cyber One
* Gone Viral
Mountain Mystery Series
* At the River's Edge (Emily Edwards #1)
* Butcher Road (Jack Fowler #1)
* Fallen from Sight (Ryan Nelson #1)
* A Town Divided (Luke Maxwell #1)
* A Town in Fear (Luke Maxwell #2)
* Dark River (Emily Edwards #2)
* Road to Justice (Jack Fowler #2)
* Rising River (Emily Edwards #3
* Border Town (Luke Maxwell #3))
Donn's short stories, which he interweaves between writing novels, are an eclectic collection of tales looking at the lives of lovers, schemers, everyday people, and even pets. Each includes a twist and is designed to bring a tear and/or a smile to the reader. His stories have received national contest recognition, including from Writer's Digest magazine. His short story collections include:
* It Goes On
* Most Men
You can find more about Donn and his writing at DRShoultz.com.
Donn began writing fiction more than a decade ago following a sales and marketing career that took him across the world. His early work featured Miles Stevens, a time-traveling CIA agent, sent back from 2050 and his home in Langley, Virginia to intercept historic tragedies already in the history books.
Donn’s recent focus is adding stories to his Mountain Mystery Series. In each Mountain Mystery, tension rises quickly. The mystery (usually a murder) makes an early appearance. Hometown heroes spring into action, searching for clues, often competing with local law enforcement as they move closer and closer to danger. The stories are set in fictitious mountain communities with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop. Clues are sprinkled throughout with twists keeping readers off balance. These books are great for weekend reads, offering crisp, fast-moving chapters and up-all-night suspense.
If you’re looking for a mystery series with legs, this is it. Your favorite sleuths from the initial stories return in future novels, making them a series within the Mountain Mystery collection of novels.
In order of publication, his books include:
Miles Stevens Series
* Melting Sand
* Cyber One
* Gone Viral
Mountain Mystery Series
* At the River's Edge (Emily Edwards #1)
* Butcher Road (Jack Fowler #1)
* Fallen from Sight (Ryan Nelson #1)
* A Town Divided (Luke Maxwell #1)
* A Town in Fear (Luke Maxwell #2)
* Dark River (Emily Edwards #2)
* Road to Justice (Jack Fowler #2)
* Rising River (Emily Edwards #3
* Border Town (Luke Maxwell #3))
Donn's short stories, which he interweaves between writing novels, are an eclectic collection of tales looking at the lives of lovers, schemers, everyday people, and even pets. Each includes a twist and is designed to bring a tear and/or a smile to the reader. His stories have received national contest recognition, including from Writer's Digest magazine. His short story collections include:
* It Goes On
* Most Men
You can find more about Donn and his writing at DRShoultz.com.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 1, 2020
I enjoyed this book as I have all of Donn Shoultz’s novels thus far. I think this author writes better with each new publication. I like the suspense, sense of humor, and interesting mountain locations.
Please keep writing!
Pat
Please keep writing!
Pat
March 3, 2020
I received Fallen from Sight courtesy of the author, D.R. Shoultz and Goodreads.
This is the first book I have read by the author. It is a quick read. Although part of a series, there is nothing that leaves the reader with questions of past events. The story moves along quickly, the book covers a lot in a few pages. There were no wasted words or conversation fillers. The story of sex trafficking, preying on young girls with no hope, is wound in a greedy scheme by a builder. Corruption is everywhere in the story and there is more of the story to be told.
This is the first book I have read by the author. It is a quick read. Although part of a series, there is nothing that leaves the reader with questions of past events. The story moves along quickly, the book covers a lot in a few pages. There were no wasted words or conversation fillers. The story of sex trafficking, preying on young girls with no hope, is wound in a greedy scheme by a builder. Corruption is everywhere in the story and there is more of the story to be told.
May 4, 2020
Enjoyable mystery set in North Carolina. Easy to read but compelling enough to keep my interest to the very end. Every time I thought I knew what was going to happen, the story would take a twist. I Am looking forward to enjoying more books by this author.
January 28, 2020
D.R. Shoultz reintroduces us to his world of mountain murders in Fallen from Sight! Detective Ozzie Baker follows the murder of a teen to discover a greater conspiracy happening in Appalachian country. Shoultz has a gift for crafting a compelling mystery that never lets you go and keeps you breezing through its great twists! This series has me hooked so it’s weird to say, but I’m excited for the next murder!
April 24, 2020
Fallen From Sight
Very interesting and entertaining storyline about a twin who goes missing and her boyfriend and sister become suspects as they try to find her themselves.
Very interesting and entertaining storyline about a twin who goes missing and her boyfriend and sister become suspects as they try to find her themselves.
May 4, 2020
I thought I knew what was going to happen but there were a couple twists and turns. I read it in two days, had a hard time putting it down
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews