Devil's Trace

About the Book

On writing assignment for a travel magazine, Reagan Wilks stops on the Natchez Trace Parkway to retrieve a suitcase left in the middle of the road. Its contents soon cause her to abandon this dream assignment and to join forces with a private investigator as together they search the state over for a missing family.

A mysterious little girl appears at crucial points, strengthening Reagan’s resolve to find the family and revealing secrets of her own past. This Southern Gothic milieu immerses the reader in unique characters and switched identities that lead to an unexpected conclusion. Devil’s Backbone will haunt the reader with its portrayal of characters both real and unreal and with its questions that have no answers.

About the Author

RC White has a passion for her native South, with its rich settings, its diverse characters, and its treasure of stories handed down through the generations. The daughter of an educator, she also pursued teaching as a career until several years ago when she turned to writing to fulfill a lifelong goal. Since that time, she has written several short stories, four novels, and two memoirs based on her Southern heritage. When not writing, Ruth loves spending time at her farm, where she and her husband have worked to create a habitat for birds and other wildlife.