The cover is an original photo taken by my cover artist,
John A. Parker. The photo was shot on the Natchez Trace
Parkway, where the book takes place. The boy on the left portrays Kit, the
200-year-old postal rider ghost and the boy in the blue hoodie portrays David,
the main character.
Blurb for The
Devil’s Backbone (for readers ages 9 & up):
David Baxter takes the blame for the
graffiti on the school gym doors to keep his friend out of trouble and earns a
three-day suspension. His dad, the juvenile judge, forces him to go on a
roadtrip to redemption on the Natchez Trace Parkway. What his dad doesn’t know
is that David meets a ghost carrying the last letter of Meriwether Lewis - the
piece of evidence that may solve the 200-year-old mystery of Lewis’s death.
Thanks to the ghost, David just might figure out how to relate to his dad and
forgive his wayward mom.
I love the cover and I hope you do, too. The book will be
available next month. Stay tuned for more info.
