A gripping ecological thriller that pits the march of progress, bringing with it financial succor to an impoverished region, against the need to care for and preserve the environment. In the heart of wild, untamed rural Appalachia, once home to ill-treated Cherokee Indians who were dispossessed for the gold on their land, millionaire Lex Arnold has bought a mountain shrouded in mists and haunted by mystical superstitions, including one of the spectral and elusive Black Dutch.
This started out a bit slow, but I'm glad I didn't stop after the first chapter. It ended up being a pretty gripping tale and a thought-provoking book.
Not sure I liked it as much as "Neon Flamingo," but I did enjoy the fast-paced and surprising ending.