The Hollows

Jess Montgomery showcases her skills as a storyteller in this powerful|big-hearted and exquisitely written follow-up to her acclaimed debut The Widows. Ohio|1926: For many years|the underground railroad track in Moonvale Tunnel has been used as a short cut through the Appalachian hills. When an elderly woman is killed walking along the tracks|the brakeman tells tales of seeing a ghostly female figure dressed all in white. Newly elected Sheriff Lily Ross is called on to the case to dispel the myths|but Lily does not believe that an old woman would wander out of the hills onto the tracks. In a county where everyone knows everyone|how can someone have disappeared|when nobody knew they were missing? As ghost stories and rumors settle into the consciousness of Moonvale Hollow|Lily tries to search for any real clues to the woman’s identity. With the help of her friend Marvena Whitcomb|Lily follows the woman’s trail to The Hollows—an asylum is northern Antioch County—and they begin to expose secrets long-hidden by time and the mountains.