Authors Patricia Springer and Sharyn McCrumb, 2003
I think I
have read all of Sharyn McCrumb's books and each one is unique. Several fall under the "Ballad"
grouping, which I enjoyed more which mostly have reoccurring characters that I
got to know and felt at home with, such as Nora Bonesteel, and elderly lady who
saw the dead do things; Sheriff Spencer Arrowood; his Steve McQueen - like
deputy, Joe LeDonne; and others. THE
UNQUIET GRAVE, also a Ballad series book, has none of the characters I
knew. However, The Mothman, who I know of, made a vague mentioned,
but not by name. In this book like other Ballad books by
McCrumb, the dead did something undead:
Speak.
It is a well
researched book of an actual murder that took place in West Virginia, before the 20th
rolled in. But most the people in the
book would have lived to see the year 1900.
The book was
well laid out and well written and am glad I read it,
Another book
of McCrumb that I enjoyed so much is the Battle of Kings Mountain. My ancestor, got his arm sliced off during
the few minutes the actual combat of Kings Mountain.
Sharyn
McCrumb came here to Marietta not long ago promoting THE UNQUIET GRAVE. I already had my Kindle copy and had no
excuse to go see her, to sign what, the back of my hand?
However I
did see her at another time she was in Marietta in 2003 at another book
promotion at the Book Exchange(pictured above).
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