The Witch's Orchard: A Novel by Archer Sullivan

Former Air Force investigator Annie Gore returns to her Appalachian roots to probe the decade-old cold case of three young girls who vanished from a small North Carolina town. Hired by a missing girl's brother, she must untangle a dangerous web of small-town secrets, local meth operations, and eerie clues left behind in the form of handcrafted applehead dolls. As the investigation deepens, Annie confronts deep-seated Appalachian folklore and deadly grudges to uncover the dark truth hidden in Quartz Creek.