Where the Crawfish Swim by Andrea Smith
Briar County is in Southern Ohio - the gateway to Appalachia. People there move at their own pace. They hunt, they fish, they farm - but their secrets run deeper than the fishing holes that dot the countryside. And Dalton Edwards, DEA agent, is about to uncover a few of them after his boss sends him to Briar County on a low-priority assignment as punishment.
There's something going on in this rural, sleepy county of only 28,000 people, and his higher-ups want Dalton to uncover it. Easier said than done Dalton immediately discovers the community is tight-knit, and not easily infiltrated. His boss says it's a pot-growing operation, but Dalton thinks it's much bigger than that. Before his assignment is over, eight family members will be murdered under circumstances that Dalton knows have nothing to do with a hydroponic weed operation. As the mass murder makes international news, Dalton is determined to find the murder (or murderers) and expose the guilty to seek justice for the slain. It won't be easy, and in the end, one more local will perish. Dalton will not rest until those responsible are held accountable. *This novel is fictional, but based on true events that happened in Pike County, Ohio, in April of 2016.Hello, my name is Andrea Smith, and after many years of deliberation, I've concluded that writing is the career path for me. I've spent my entire life in Louisville, Kentucky, attempting to find the one thing I'm passionate about enough to pursue as a job. I spent my school years in advanced subjects, believing that if I worked hard and was brighter than everyone else, I would have a terrific life after college. Needless to say, I was completely incorrect. I went to DuPont Manual High School and majored in art, and while I was brilliant at it, I couldn't see myself working in a position where I could support myself only through my art.
I looked for a vocation that I felt confident in until I came across baking at Sullivan University. My Associate's Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts was earned there. The American Culinary Federation certified me as a pastry chef. So, what did I gain out of it?
My need to write stems from my life's adversities. While I despised writing at school, I never stopped reading and yearned to compose something as beautiful as the novels I had adhered to so tenaciously all these years. I didn't realize it until recently that writing what I wanted was a lot more fun than writing what the teachers wanted, and I now know that I don't have to write like the authors I read to be considered a 'good' author. I have my own stories to share and my own thoughts to write about.
I'm just curious to see where this leads.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9798201262143 |
| ISBN 10 | 820126214X |
| Title | Where the Crawfish Swim |
| Author | Andrea Smith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Andrea Smith |
| Year published | 2022-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 236 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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