Across The Creek
Book • 2005
Across the Creek: Buried Legacy follows a professional pickpocket who sees a late-night news report about a skeleton uncovered on a couple's property and believes it to be his great-grandfather.
Drawn into the town's history, he pursues family secrets — including rumors of buried gold — which entangle him with the couple and escalate into stalking and criminal conflict.
The novel blends historical research about Julian, California's lumber mills and immigrant workers with contemporary small-town dynamics and crime drama.
Themes include identity, family loyalty, the consequences of past deeds, and how history shapes present lives.
Written by Kaaren Terry, the book is the first in a series set in the same town, with subsequent installments following related characters and events.
Drawn into the town's history, he pursues family secrets — including rumors of buried gold — which entangle him with the couple and escalate into stalking and criminal conflict.
The novel blends historical research about Julian, California's lumber mills and immigrant workers with contemporary small-town dynamics and crime drama.
Themes include identity, family loyalty, the consequences of past deeds, and how history shapes present lives.
Written by Kaaren Terry, the book is the first in a series set in the same town, with subsequent installments following related characters and events.
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