The Miner's Myth

By Russell W. Johnson

Sometimes the Devil you know is better than the one you don't.That's a hard truth Sheriff Mary Beth Cain is reluctantly coming to terms with. After ridding Southern West Virginia of her mother, Mamie's, hillbilly crime syndicate, Mary Beth has created a power vacuum that's filled by a better-financed and much more ruthless drug operation headquartered out of Detroit. The Motor-City mobsters are led by Leonard Velino, a vicious killer with a long history of intimidating or eliminating all who oppose him. Witnesses. Jurors. Even cops. Velino is a man the legal system simply isn't equipped to handle.But Sheriff Cain has never been much constrained by the rules herself. And she has certainly never backed down from a fight. She is willing to go to any lengths to deal with her Detroit problem. The question is: Can Mary Beth protect her community without becoming a criminal herself?What folks are saying...

Sometimes the Devil you know is better than the one you don't.That's a hard truth Sheriff Mary Beth Cain is reluctantly coming to terms with. After ridding Southern West Virginia of her mother, Mamie's, hillbilly crime syndicate, Mary Beth has created a power vacuum that's filled by a better-financed and much more ruthless drug operation headquartered out of Detroit. The Motor-City mobsters are led by Leonard Velino, a vicious killer with a long history of intimidating or eliminating all who oppose him. Witnesses. Jurors. Even cops. Velino is a man the legal system simply isn't equipped to handle.But Sheriff Cain has never been much constrained by the rules herself. And she has certainly never backed down from a fight. She is willing to go to any lengths to deal with her Detroit problem. The question is: Can Mary Beth protect her community without becoming a criminal herself?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1956957847
• ISBN13: 9781956957846
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Shotgun Honey Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

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Wow! A fast-paced, twisting, roller-coaster ride of a story! And just like that the series is over. I am so sad that the series is complete, and I am definitely hoping Russell Johnson continues to write because I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. So much so that now, having finished The Miner's Myth, I am at a total loss for what to read next. How do you follow something as good as this one was? Looking forward to more from this talented author! But now, what am I going to read?