Blue Mountain Explosion by Don V. Hylton

Blue Mountain Explosion is the first place winner in the Genre-Based category of the 2024 Hollywood Book Festival competition. Editorial Review blurb: "Mark Morgan confronts a chilling terrorist plot against his coal mine, uncovering deep betrayals and testing the fragile bonds of loyalty and love in a gripping mystery." –NewInBooks.com When the mine foreman of Blue Mountain coal mine, Mark Morgan, was approached by authorities investigating a terrorist plot to cause an underground explosion, he could not believe what he was hearing. Why would someone want to kill miners in an Appalachian coal mine? Who would want to do this, how and why? Thrust into the probe of this unlikely conspiracy, Mark will be forced to question friendships and loyalty of miners. Before the mystery is solved, Mark must acknowledge how his actions contributed to the deadly plot that could potentially murder dozens of miners underground. The investigation pushes Mark to the edge of reality. Did the ghost of a former miner actually help him solve the mystery? The year is 2013, a date that will not be forgotten because of the exploits of Mark Morgan, and the story of Blue Mountain Explosion.