Back Road Mysteries: The Church sets the stage for a captivating six-book series rooted in the author’s quaint hometown of New Castle, Virginia, nestled amidst the Western Mountains of the Commonwealth. This saga embarks on a riveting journey through a tapestry of murder mysteries, each laden with unexpected twists and eerie turns. Our story begins with The Church, where the murder of Janet Moore’s brother catapults her into a complex love-hate relationship with Sheriff Clifford Davidson, a bond that intensifies as they unravel the secrets buried in their town’s history. With each book – The Tower, The Pond, The Mine, The Old Brick Hotel, and The Disappearing Town – the duo delves deeper into the enigmatic landscapes of Virginia, unearthing mysteries that lurk within the shadows of the back roads. As Davidson and Moore navigate through tumultuous investigations, the series entwines the intricacies of personal relationships with the chilling allure of unsolved crimes, leading readers through an enthralling narrative that echoes the silence of the unseen paths of New Castle.
Jimmy Zeigler is a mature married man who started working at the age of 15 as a stock boy in a grocery store, was drafted into the army as a military policeman, and then spent the next 27 years working in the accounting department of the local electric company. Retiring early at the age of 49, he has now started the adventure of being an author. This is the first book in a series of six called The Back Road Mysteries. His first book was a romance novel written from a young man’s perspective and is called Love or Lust; this book came out in August of 2023. He has written five more books, The Tower, The Pond, The Mine, The Old Brick Hotel, and the last one is called The Disappearing Town. Each of the books starts where the prior one stops and all are located in his hometown, New Castle, Virginia, USA.