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Back Road Mysteries Book IX: The Bloody Bucket
Hardcover
Publisher: Jimmy Zeigler
Published: May 21 2025
Pages: 154
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Bloody Bucket is the ninth installment in the gripping Back Road Mysteries series by Jimmy Zeigler, and it's packed with all the charm, suspense, and down-home drama readers have come to love.
Craig County Sheriff Judy Davidson is back-and this time, the quiet hills of rural Virginia are anything but peaceful. Between juggling her duties as sheriff and considering starting a family with her husband Charlie, Judy is faced with a strange string of events. When a mysterious set of fingerprints turns up-belonging to a man who's been dead for decades-the mystery takes a turn from local crime to supernatural intrigue.
But that's just the beginning.
A death that looks like a simple accident turns into a potential homicide. A recluse with a million-dollar estate dies under suspicious circumstances. And an out-of-towner with a shady past comes poking around, trying to claim what isn't his. As Judy digs deeper, she uncovers secrets long buried in the backroads-and some that hit closer to home than she expected.
With help from her witty in-laws, a tight-knit community, and her ever-supportive (and occasionally frisky) husband, Judy must solve the case while navigating the challenges of love, loss, and small-town gossip.
Smart, funny, and heartfelt, The Bloody Bucket is more than just a mystery-it's a slice of Appalachian life told with warmth, wit, and suspense. If you love a good who-done-it with a strong female lead and plenty of local color, this one's for you.
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