Big Bend Detective Files Book 3: Royal Blue

Big Bend Detective Files - Book ThreeNot every road on the map leads home.Autumn has arrived in the mountains of East Tennessee, and hunting season has brought thousands of people into the rugged wilderness surrounding Big Bend.When an experienced hunter vanishes without a trace, Detective Lieutenant Nathan Kitts and his young bloodhound, Judge, are called into the vast forests of Royal Blue. What begins as a routine search quickly uncovers hidden roads, abandoned mines, forgotten communities, and a mystery that has remained buried deep within the mountains for years.As Nathan follows a trail that seems to disappear at every turn, he realizes someone has been watching every move he makes. The deeper he ventures into Royal Blue, the more he discovers that not everyone hiding in the wilderness is a criminal-and not everyone protecting its secrets is an enemy.In a land where the mountains keep their own counsel and every trail seems to lead somewhere unexpected, Nathan must decide whether justice is always as simple as making an arrest.Royal Blue is the third novel in the Big Bend Detective Files, a classic detective series set in the Appalachian Mountains of the 1970s, where patience, persistence, and old-fashioned police work uncover the truths hidden beyond the next ridge.