Publication Date: September 9, 2015
Twenty five years ago in a rural Virginia town, Sheriff Thomas Capshaw left the scene of a routine local dispute in the middle of the night, went home and collected his wife and young son from their beds, and loaded them in his pickup truck. Then he drove them all off a bridge. After decades without an explanation, a hot shot reporter from Chicago decides to leave his pregnant wife and the fresh graves of his parents to come to Virginia and upset some long kept secrets. Cocky and hungry for more answers than just those that could solve this case, Logan Anders encounters some dangerous locals, including an overzealous sheriff and an off-kilter innkeeper, who all make things difficult at every corner. Strange and unexplainable things start trailing him despite his best efforts at maintaining his sanity, and threaten to send him back to the Windy City empty handed to face his boss. Without knowing he is getting closer to answers, Logan finds himself in a tailspin of bad luck and blackmail with no chance of escape. The stakes increase as he comes dangerously close to losing his job, his wife, and his mind.
A determined reporter on the hunt for a story stumbles on the 25th anniversary of a family’s mysterious disappearance.
Authors Marshal Hunter and Leah Spradlin deliver a tenacious main character in Logan Anderson. Capshaw centers around Logan’s efforts to dig into the Appalachian mystery that even the big name reporters couldn’t solve.
The story itself needs some polishing for clarity, but the concept is compelling. Logan’s relationship with his pregnant wife is rife with unspoken miscommunication. However, it doesn’t hold him back from leaving Chicago to dig for clues.
Full of twists, there’s a tangled mess of incendiary secrets just waiting for a spark. Logan’s determination to save his career by breaking this story leads to unexpected consequences.
Capshaw leads readers on a twisty adventure designed to solve a complex mystery.
Marshal Hunter has been an independent filmmaker and video producer for nearly 25 years, passionate about telling stories that resonate. His debut novel, Capshaw, marks his first step into published fiction. His documentary The Music We Call Country is currently streaming on Prime Video. Beyond storytelling, Hunter treasures life with his wife of 23 years, Apollonia, and their three sons, who inspire his greatest stories.
