The Silver Lode - Bratcher, Suzanne J.

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Résumé :
The mountains near Jerome, Arizona, guard a secret ... an unsolved mystery that intertwines a young girl's future, an old man's past, and the fate of a teenager's life. Beneath the ghost town that clings to Cleopatra Hill, a labyrinth of abandoned mine tunnels hides a vein of silver ore mixed with pure gold-a silver lode. Decades ago, the silver lode's discovery led to murder. Will more murders follow? Historian Paul Russell is at risk of losing his job, and the woman he loves, Marty Greenlaw. He doesn't have time to chase legends and ghost stories. But when a student drops clues to a 70-year-old case on his desk-a case connected to the silver lode-Paul seizes the chance to work with Marty and win her back. Marty loves Paul but feels she cannot marry him. When she learns finding the silver lode can save a dying child, guilt from her little sister's death resurfaces. Marty agrees to delve into the mine's history. As Paul and Marty's search deepens, suspicious deaths occur. When Paul's son disappears, the case becomes personal. Will they find the truth in time to save Paul's son and the little girl? And before greed triggers more crime? Will they survive to build a future together?

Biographie:
Suzanne Bratcher lives in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. A passionate reader from her first encounter with the adventures of Dick and Jane, Suzanne wanted to grow up to be Louisa May Alcott. Because she liked school, to support her writing, Suzanne became an English teacher, beginning her career as a middle school teacher and finishing as Professor Emeritus at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. In addition to professional articles and her two textbooks about the teaching of writing, Suzanne has published short stories and poetry in a variety of journals. Since leaving teaching, Suzanne has been writing mysteries and romantic suspense for the Christian market. The Copper Box, her debut novel, won the coveted American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis award in 2013. When she's not reading or writing, Suzanne enjoys quilting, watching the variety of colorful birds that come to her feeders, and obeying her two rescue cats.