Road to Nowhere

A small North Carolina town has a big opportunity -- state funding to build a controversial road over a difficult mountain pass. The 5 members of the town's board of supervisors (like the town council)are swept into the tension between those in favor of the road, and those against. Opinions are stro......more

Paul Robertson has created a great tale. I was caught up after reading the first page of 'Road To Nowhere' and could hardly put it down.[return][return]It is a wonderful story of a small town at perhaps it's best and most assuredly at it's worst.[return][return]Who would have thought that a simple p......more

A truly delightful and wonderful read. The slow development of characters was well-paced, and the story both drew me in and also made me sad to say goodbye to the good people of the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson County. I recommend!......more

Well-developed characters; riveting plot. The book jumps back and forth between the perspectives of multiple characters, and about halfway through, I realized that the characterization occurs largely in the contrast between the characters. For instance, in one chapter, everyone in town is eating din......more

Genre: Literary, contemporary murder mystery. Worldview: Christian. Plot in brief: A proposed highway connecting tony Gold Valley to petrified Wardsville galvanizes Jefferson County residents and has everyone taking sides for and against. Who’s really behind it? How will it impact Wardsville’s quaint......more