The Ballad of Edison Bestwell

<p>Edison Bestwell and Benjamin Baldridge have been best friends since the third grade. Life in the small backwoods town of Cripple Creek Kentucky usually doesn't move faster than a snail and the boys enjoy plenty of freedom to explore and get into a bit of innocent mischief. But during the summer between fifth and sixth grade Benjamin's sister Lilly goes missing sending the town and the friends into turmoil.</p> <p>Lilly is never found and seven years later on a peculiar autumn night a tragic incident thrusts Edison and Benjamin back into the enigma surrounding her disappearance. What they find causes them to question everything they know about what is possible-and what is real. Unfortunately they're soon caught between the law and the pursuit of truth as once again Cripple Creek becomes embroiled in mystery.</p> <p>With federal agent Tucker Davidson and local sheriff Harlen Jenkins hot on their trail the two friends race across the ridges and through the hollows of backwoods Kentucky with a discovery that could settle the case once and for all. There's just one problem: Who in their right mind will believe them?</p> <p>Written in the tradition of Southern fiction The Ballad of Edison Bestwell simmers with suspense charm and a healthy dose of wry humor.</p>