THE NEW RIVER BLUES, fourth in Annis Ward Jackson's Rachel Myers Murder Mystery series, finds the amateur and reluctant detective plunged into an investigation with international implications. All Rachel wants is a few quiet Saturdays at home. What she gets is murder. The wild and scenic New River in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina is threatened by mysterious polluters and Rachel's friend and fellow musician makes it his mission to stop them. Friend and lover, Detective Robert Barnett, is out of town so Rachel must go it alone. Ride the rapids with Rachel Myers and enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery in the eastern United States while she searches for the murderer. Or will she become the victim this time?