Marth’ Ann Owen in Steeples: A Blue Ridge Mystery: A Novel

Marth’ Ann Owen, the owner and operator of the No Interstates Touring Company, leads inquisitive strangers and troubled friends on backroad adventures through the Blue Ridge Mountains. Marth’ Ann and those she guides wrestle old spirits and new demons as they seek to make peace with themselves. When Pastor J.T. Dick declares war on the idyllic town of Steeples, North Carolina, Marth’ Ann’s troubled acceptance of her mother’s unsolved murder is upended. Pastor Dick’s fanaticism forces the townspeople to confront their entrenched prejudices. The collision between ’the ONLY way’ and scientific discovery unearths long-held secrets and strains relationships. As Marth’ Ann is pulled deeper into the mystery of her mother’s death, her Cherokee ancestors are there to guide her. Is she ready to face the truth about her mother? Will she find the courage to trust the voices in the wind?Marcia M. Cham lived in the Blue Ridge for seven years. She enjoys time with family, golf, traveling with her husband, reading and the birds at feeders outside her office window.

Marcia M. Cham lives in North Carolina with her husband. She’s worked as a public school teacher and an ordained minister. She is retired and enjoys her writing groups, family, traveling, reading and taking courses developed for seniors at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.