9781250022684_

The New York Times Bestseller

Set in the Appalachian wilderness and blending legends and folklore with high suspense, this stellar novel, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, is considered one of McCrumbs crowning achievements.

In 1833 Frankie Silver was an eighteen-year-old girl convicted of murder in Burke County, North Carolina. Through a detailed investigation, the local sheriff, and soon all the townsfolk, discover reason to question her guilt---but the wheels of justice were mercilessly unstoppable, and she was hanged.

Now, more than a century later, another woman is convicted of murder in the lush hills of Tennessee. Her life is in the hands of Spencer Arrowood, a man who begins to discover that the convictions of these two women have deep and haunting parallels. Although Frankies fate cannot be changed, there is still time to alter the fate of another innocent woman.
In a voice that could only be Sharyn McCrumbs, the worlds of these two murders, these two women, intersect in this densely plotted and lyrical noveland characters, generations, and history are breathlessly painted against an Appalachian canvas.

(*_*)9781250022684_

The New York Times Bestseller

Set in the Appalachian wilderness and blending legends and folklore with high suspense, this stellar novel, The Ballad of Frankie Silver, is considered one of McCrumbs crowning achievements.

...(*_*)9781250022684_

A haunting tale of murder and injustice in the Appalachian wilderness, blending fact and folklore.

Set in the lush hills of the Appalachian wilderness, The Ballad of Frankie Silver blends legends and folklore with high suspense in this stellar novel, considered one of Sharyn McCrumbs crowning achievements.

In 1833, eighteen-year-old Frankie Silver was convicted of murder in Burke County, North Carolina. Through a detailed investigation, the local sheriff and townsfolk began to question her guilt, but the wheels of justice were mercilessly unstoppable, and she was hanged.

More than a century later, another woman is convicted of murder in Tennessee. Her life rests in the hands of Spencer Arrowood, a man who discovers haunting parallels between the two convictions. While Frankies fate is sealed, there may still be time to save an innocent woman.

With lyrical prose and rich Appalachian history, The Ballad of Frankie Silver breathes life into generations of characters against an unforgettable Southern canvas. This densely plotted novel from New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and suspenseful storytelling.

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