Clinch Valley Pursuit

About the Book

When businessman Charley Scott agreed to serve as interim Powell County sheriff, the former deputy could not have imagined the violent web of abductions and deaths that would ensnare him. In Clinch Valley Pursuit, violence sprouts from roots of greed, hatred, lust, and thirst for revenge. While Scott and his wife are in Damascus, Virginia, for a short vacation which includes a hike on the Appalachian Trail, unexpected crises test his law enforcement capabilities and his logical approaches to dangerous situations. Thought to be where he could not menace society, a past enemy from the small Appalachian town of Creedy surfaces to plague Charley Scott anew. Seeking revenge, this seething foe intends to debase and destroy Charley and the woman he loves. Can Scott keep his strong emotions from interfering with his best judgment as a law officer? Can he protect and save the person whose dignity and life mean more to him than his own?

About the Author

Alfred Patrick grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia, the setting for Clinch Valley Pursuit and for his earlier novels, Clinch River Justice and Clinch Mountain Echoes. With degrees from Bluefield College, Virginia Tech, and the University of Tennessee, he taught at high school and college levels in Virginia, Louisiana, and Tennessee. At Eastern Kentucky University, where he retired, Alfred served as professor, department chair, and dean in the College of Business. He enjoys writing, reading, traveling, gardening, crossword puzzles, and backpacking and has completed the Appalachian Trail, the John Muir Trail in California, and trails in other states. He and his wife, Peggy, live in Richmond, Kentucky.