After the body of teenager Rachel Chastain is discovered in the national forest, the town of Evergreen is surprised and shocked.What's even more surprising are the secrets the victim left behind. Sheriff Sam Cates is called in to investigate, along with her fiancee, Wade Dalton.Soon, connections with Rachel and people in high places come to light. Something is not right in this small town. But who could have wanted to murder the young woman, and for what reason? Jim Riley was born on the banks of the Cane River in Natchitoches, LA, the heart of the southern cotton patch. Growing up in this rural setting developed the love and passion he has for the outdoors and for the wildlife he hunted.After graduation from Louisiana State University with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Jim worked in the oilfield for more than twenty years. Now he is happy at home in South Louisiana with his wife.
