Guilt by Association

By Heather Day Gilbert

Description:

Guilt by Association is a 2018 ECPA Christy Award finalist.

Tess Spencer hadn't planned on returning to her hometown, but when her ex-prisoner mom puts in a special request, Tess overcomes her hesitance to help her turn over a new leaf.

Pearletta Vee's drug-dealing past is resurrected when the body of an overdosed teen shows up—right next to her trailer. Tess decides to stick around and investigate, yet the evidence is stacked against Pearletta. Tess suspects a setup—but why?

Never one to back down from a challenge, Tess takes on a wayward teen, an abusive grandma, and more than one drug dealer in her quest for the truth. But it's going to take a miracle to keep her from becoming a casualty in her own personal war on drugs.

Plunging into the shadowy reality of the drug epidemic in West Virginia, Guilt by Association is the third book in the award-winning Murder in the Mountains mystery series.

Why the author wrote this book:

I live in West Virginia, and nearly daily, I see or read about the horrific fallout of drug abuse in our state. This book tackles this very relevant issue and hopefully brings modern-day West Virginia to life for readers.