Appalachian Crime

Families. You have them good or bad. Bad as in generations of crimes and notorious deeds. Can offspring borne from this past break the cycle? Do family ties demand their submission? This is the issue for an eclectic group of successors as well as the question at the heart of the battle for the soul of a rural West Virginia county.

Mike Mallow

Mike Mallow is an award-winning newspaper producer and author of the Echo Suite Saga and In the Country Dark series of books. He was twice named Pendleton County’s Young Professional of the Year, and was named to the West Virginia State Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2012. Formerly from Franklin, WV, Mike lives in Benson, Minnesota with his wife and daughter. His favorite authors are Harper Lee and Colson Whitehead.