The Storyteller from Alder Creek: His story was to die for

The Storyteller from Alder CreekAn unsolved murder. A buried family secret. And a story that may be too dangerous to tell.For nearly seventy years, the brutal murder of Ruth Pierce has remained one of Alder Creek, Pennsylvania's darkest mysteries. No suspect was ever arrested, no weapon was found, and the truth disappeared into the mountains surrounding the small town.Now, decades later, retired Detroit investigative reporter Frank Kolski returns to the deer camp of his childhood after receiving an unexpected invitation from his younger brother, Mike. What begins as a long-overdue reunion soon turns into something far more disturbing when Mike reveals a discovery that could connect their own family to the old murder.An old photograph has raised questions about Frank and Mike's father, Ruth Pierce, and Calvin Pierce, the troubled boy who grew up believing he knew who killed his mother. As long-buried memories begin to surface, Frank realizes that his return to Alder Creek has forced him to confront stories he thought he had left behind.Then the past catches up with the present.In the isolated hollow where Alder Creek begins, old secrets, family loyalties, guilt, and revenge collide. What follows is a deadly chain of events that leaves Frank facing the most difficult question of his life: what happens when a man who spent his career telling the truth must choose between telling the truth and protecting what remains of his family?The Storyteller from Alder Creek is a gripping literary mystery about murder, memory, family secrets, and the complicated price of telling the truth.