My mother was from Beckley WV so I spent every summer there. Isolated on a mountaintop two hours from civilization by way of treacherous windy roads, it seemed the perfect locale for a murder mystery. Add my years of memories of racism there, and I created all African-American female Leads. A retired D.C. detective is called back to her hometown after 40 years. Jailed, kidnapped, and beaten, only the love of two sisters she never knew she had can save her from their deadly family secret. Write what you know.
"Beckley" sounds thrilling, Lawrence Whitener! And fantastic location for a Murder Mystery! Hope it advances in the contest.