Shadows of Hargrove Hollow

De: Richard D. Krause

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Shadows of Hargrove Hollow
The Jamie Blackwood Mystery Series - Book 8


In the mountains of West Virginia, some secrets are worth killing for—even after 130 years.


Some secrets are buried for a reason. Some are preserved until the moment is right.
When geology student Amanda McCabe arrives at Jamie Blackwood's cabin carrying a worn leather satchel and 130 years of family secrets, she brings more than just inherited documents and strange metallic samples. She brings a mystery that connects a deadly 1892 mine disaster to a contemporary international conspiracy—and she brings danger that has already claimed lives across five generations.
The metallic nuggets her great-great-grandfather hid before his death, just less than two ounces? Raw iridium worth fifty thousand dollars—and evidence of deposits worth millions buried deep in West Virginia's mountains. The journal entries he left behind? Proof that seventeen miners weren't killed in an accident but murdered to conceal illegal mining operations and environmental poisoning that continues to this day.
But someone has been protecting those secrets for over a century. And they're willing to kill to keep them buried.
As former Army Ranger turned archaeology professor Jamie Blackwood and Detective Sandra Elkfoot investigate, they uncover a conspiracy that spans continents and generations. Saxon International isn't just running illegal rare earth extraction in Appalachia—they're exploiting historical trauma in twelve countries, weaponizing guilt and shame to silence communities while poisoning their land and water.
The deeper Jamie's team digs, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. A missing businessman is found dead in suspicious circumstances. Amanda barely survives a midnight assault on what should have been a safe house. And the evidence points to corruption that reaches into law enforcement itself—meaning no one can be trusted and nowhere is truly safe.
Underground, preserved by geological forces, lies the truth about crimes that started in 1892 and never stopped. But reaching that truth means descending into darkness where corporate security teams are waiting—and where one wrong step could trigger a collapse that buries the evidence forever.
From autumn mountain cabins to underground meteorite craters, from historical mining disasters to contemporary environmental crimes, Shadows of Hargrove Hollow delivers a pulse-pounding mystery that asks urgent questions about justice delayed, environmental destruction, and the courage required to confront powerful institutions that believe they're above the law.