it is Kate who becomes the target.

Taken to the North Carolina mountains to hide out, Kate's investigation takes a turn.

These mountains hold secrets for Kate.

She knows this place, yet nothing seems familiar. Isolated in these mountains, Kate meets people and discovers places that challenge everything she knows to be true. As Kate peels back

the layers of the past, she finds herself at the center of the story - a story of family, sacrifice,

a mother's love and murder.

Martha Novak, author of The Life You Want and The Teacup Prophecies, delivers a powerful fictional novel, Blood Mountain, winner of the 2024 Storytrade Award for Best Traditional Mystery. She is currently working on her second novel.