"In this Depression-era novel, Ellie Robbins is appointed to serve out her husband's term as sheriff of their rural Tennessee mountain town following his tragic death. The job is mostly symbolic except for the one task that only a sheriff can do: execute a convicted prisoner"--Provided by publisher.

While planning her wedding in five weeks and working on her doctorate, Elizabeth MacPherson tackles an unusual mystery.

Skipping back and forth in time from the 18th to the late 20th century, and drawing on her own family history, McCrumb tells two stories in her appealing new novel, one heading toward, the other returning to, the Appalachians. In the present-day sections, 83-year-old John Walker is slowly dying in the eastern Tennessee town where he has lived most of his life, while his estranged daughter, Linda Walker better known as the country singer Lark McCourry...

A story inspired by a true crime made famous by the Kingston Trio's folk song recording reimagines the events surrounding the murder of North Carolina mountain girl Laura Foster and the hanging of her lover, Tom Dula, in a meticulously researched account that reveals additional information that may prove Dula's innocence.

A sweeping novel that juxtaposes the legends of the Civil War with the lives of the modern-day mountain folk.

Collection of Sharyn McCrumb's chilling tales of suspense about the southern Appalachian locales and themes of her ballad novels.

While planning her wedding in five weeks and working on her doctorate, Elizabeth MacPherson tackles an unusual mystery.