Bad News Travels Fast

When Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Lydia Manzo becomes lost in the woods of Maine then is found dead it sets off a chain of events that upsets the fragile peace of Redimere Maine. While state investigators are sure Lydia killed herself some in Redimere are sure someone killed her. As newspaper editor Bernadette Bernie ODea tries to sort out the truth Police Chief Pete Novotny also disappears into the woods.Maines northwestern High Peaks region can be a dark wilderness but the mountains suddenly seem very crowded as Bernie searches for answers. Its another too-hot summer of deceit and death in Redimere.