The Dark Cabin Murders - Hardcover

Frank L. Gertcher

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ISBN 10: 0983575428 ISBN 13: 9780983575429

Publisher: Cardinal Publisher's Group, 2018

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Frank L. Gertcher weaves an exquisitely crafted Civil War era murder-mystery. The story includes good detective work by Jeremiah and James, romance between key characters and insight with regard to the battle of good and evil within the human soul. Frank uses vivid dialogue between characters and emotional first person thoughts to let readers vicariously experience love and hate, rage and remorse, ecstasy and fear, joy and sadness. Yet always, accurate descriptions of historical events and scenes are there, and the reader is immersed in time and place, just like the characters.

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From the Author:

I am the current Storyteller of Wind Grass Hill. My hill is a place of spirits, of reflection, of insight. All seekers of wisdom have such a place; whether or not it is called a "hill" is not important. For me, while on the hill, the myriad details of daily life fade from view. On the distant horizon, the sky does not quite meet the earth, and there are moving shapes in the gray mist. Past, present and future mix and swirl around me. Through the spirit of the hill, I commune with my distant ancestors. The memories go back to the beginning, and I am free to choose among many tales to tell.

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A few months after their arrival in Maryville, Indiana in the spring of 1841, John
Edwin and Maude Worthington and their son Thomas con pious old Adam Gibson
out of the title to a dark cabin near the Devil's Dell. Emboldened by their success,
the elder Worthingtons try to swindle the newly arrived and obviously wealthy John
Murrow out of his money. Unknown to the Worthingtons, Black John is a slave
trader, thief and murderer, and he is on the run from the law. The Worthingtons lure
Murrow to the cabin. Murrow disappears. What happened?Reverend Jeremiah Harmon and his son James note the disappearance of Murrow.
Over the next few years, they observe the rise to affluence of the Worthingtons.
They suspect foul play, but have no proof.James, Thomas and Samantha Gibson, the daughter of old Adam, become friends in
Sarah Harmon's country school. The Harmon and Gibson families show Thomas a
good side of life that he never knew existed, thanks to his con artist parents.
Years pass. James and Samantha perceive that Thomas' soul is tormented, in spite of
wealth and a highly successful career. Why?The Civil War begins. James, now a Terre Haute physician, joins an infantry regiment.
Thomas, an architect in Indianapolis, joins a cavalry regiment. Both are
heroic, in spite of severe emotional stress.Near the end of the war, John Edwin and Maude are murdered in their mansion
near the dark cabin. Who and why? Jeremiah and the local Sherriff solve the mystery.
More evidence surfaces with regard to Murrow's disappearance over twenty
years earlier.James and Thomas return home after the war and the latest murders. James and
Samantha remain friends with Thomas, but should they keep his secret?Frank L. Gertcher weaves an exquisitely crafted murder-mystery that includes good
detective work by Jeremiah and James, romance between key characters and insight
with regard to the battle of good and evil within the human soul. Frank uses vivid
dialogue between characters and emotional first person thoughts to let readers vicariously
experience love and hate, rage and remorse, ecstasy and fear, joy and sadness.
Yet always, accurate descriptions of historical events and scenes are there,

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