Deep Down, Karen Harper
Deep Down, Karen Harper
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Deep Down

Author: Karen Harper

Narrator: Barbara McCulloh

Unabridged: 11 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/17/2010


Synopsis

As a child, Jessie Lockwood spent many hours helping her mother, Mariah, count the endangered ginseng plants hidden in the local woods of Deep Down, Kentucky. There she learned to appreciate the tiny Appalachian town--and ginseng's healing powers. Now a PhD, she's made her home in Lexington, even though that meant leaving Deep Down and her beloved mother--and Sheriff Drew Webb, the man she secretly loved. When Jessie is notified that her mother never returned from her last walk in the woods, she comes home to Deep Down--and to Drew. As Jessie and Drew race to find her mother, several suspects emerge: an agent for those who market the herb for its life-giving properties; Mariah's disgruntled suitor; and an old Cherokee desperate to protect the sacred tribal herb. In the mist of legend and fear, only two things make sense to Jessie. At any cost, she is desperate to find her mother. And she can't help falling desperately in love with Drew all over again.

About Karen Harper

Karen Harper is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several romantic suspense novels, including the Amish Home Valley trilogy. A former Ohio State University English instructor, she now writes full-time. Karen is the winner of the Mary Higgins Clark Award for her novel Dark Angel. She also writes historical novels set in Tudor England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cheri on April 19, 2018

My first book by this author. It was okay but not great. I have to admit I went back and forth with who I thought was the killer. A little hoaky at times but overall okay.......more

Goodreads review by Donna on August 30, 2022

I enjoyed this murder mystery in the mountains of the Appalachians. A woman goes missing as she counts the ginseng plots in the mountainous area. Coincidentally, her daughter is a researcher who is working on ginseng as a treatment for cancer. Her daughter gets involved with assisting in tracking he......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 11, 2019

A quick summer fun beach type romance and mystery combined book.......more

Goodreads review by Linda C on May 24, 2015

Jessie Lockwood, cancer researcher, is called home to eastern Kentucky when her mother goes missing. Her former lover, Drew is now Sheriff and he needs her help finding the ginseng patches her mother might have been counting in the forest, in hopes they will lead to finding her. As they work togethe......more

Goodreads review by Robert on February 10, 2023

I almost gave this one star. I changed my mind because maybe this is a little bit about feelings rather than any good analysis of the writing and story. This is a cross between a Nancy Drew and a Harlequin romance. Both of those have entertained me in the past. I was expecting more from the cover an......more