Best Small Towns In West Virginia - April 2024

Ghost Towns of the West

Ghosts Towns of the West is filled with photographs, maps, history, and detailed directions to find the best ghost towns to linger in the wake of the Old West.Ghost Towns of the West blazes a trail through the dusty crossroads and mossy cemeteries of the American West, including one-time boomtowns in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. The book reveals the little-known stories of long-dead soldiers, indigenous peoples, settlers, farmers, and miners. Perfect for planning a road trip, each section covers a geographic area and ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0760350418
• ASIN: 0760350418
• ISBN: 0760350418
• Manufacturer: Voyageur Press

The Lady in the Lake: Camelot, West Virginia, Season 1, Episode 2 (Camelot West Virginia Season One)

A Tragic KingdomMayor Dreama Avalon still loves her little town of Camelot, but she doesn’t like it anymore. Not since the jobs went away, the drugs poured in, and hope for a brighter future died. Widowed since her twenties, Dreama doesn’t believe she’ll ever find a man to match her beloved Beau. So she dreams of revitalizing Camelot instead. But when local beauty Gwennie Pritchard turns up dead in Dreama’s lake and the chief of police goes missing, it’s up to Dreama to catch a killer.Roy Pendragon is a haunted man. All his life he’s tried to escape his vivid dreams of a world on f... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NWZ4N8Y
• ASIN: B07NWZ4N8Y
• Manufacturer: Lyonnesse Books

Murder Never Dies: Crime and Corruption in the Friendly City

Los Angeles Book Festival Runner Up Best Non-Fiction Readers Favorite Book Award New York Book Festival Award Selected by The New York Times article '50 States of True Crime --Every state has an infamous crime and a book about it' by Tina Jordan and Ross MacDonald for the state of West Virginia. Author and researcher, George Sidiropolis, exclusively reveals a previously hidden and shocking truth in his new book, Murder Never Dies—a detailed chronology and factual account of decades of rampant virgin crime and corruption in a city that became known as “Little Chicago.” The research illust... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1882658639
• ASIN: 1882658639
• ISBN: 1882658639
• Manufacturer: Headline Books

Concord, Virginia: A Southern Town in Eleven Stories

“In the places set between folds in the Earth, voices echo against mountains…”  So begins the story of Concord, Virginia, one of those places set between folds in the Earth. It’s a place like almost any other Southern town, filled with self-righteous preachers, descendants of slaves, upstanding town leaders, and the ladies of the local bridge club. But Concord has something else: a dark heart. A church has been abandoned. Vultures have been roosting in the trees at George MacJenkins’s house. Poisonous snakes follow Rachel Stetson into the river for a swim. And the ghost of Thomas Je... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312537379
• ASIN: 0312537379
• ISBN: 0312537379
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press

Small Town Odds

Writing with an acute sense of place and character reminiscent of Richard Russo, Jason Headley's first novel tells the hilarious and poignant story of Eric Mercer and Pinely, West Virginia. Enromously likeable and a habitual screw-up, Eric has settled into a sometimes raucous, underachieving life in his one-stoplight hometowna life cobbled together from his part-time activities as bartender at the American Legion, assistant mortician, and father to his beloved 5-year-old daughter, Tess. Tess seems to be the main reason smart, talented, twenty-four-year-old Eric is staying in town, though her m... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0811845362
• ASIN: 0811845362
• ISBN: 0811845362
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

Rocket Boys (The Coalwood Series #1)

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of young men who dreamed of launching rockets into outer space . . . and who made those dreams come true.With the grace of a natural storyteller, NASA engineer Homer Hickam paints a warm, vivid portrait of the harsh West Virginia mining town of his youth, evoking a time of innocence and promise, when anything was possible, even in a company town that swal... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385333218
• ASIN: 0385333218
• ISBN: 0385333218
• Brand: Delta
• Manufacturer: Delta

A Killing in the Hills: The First Bell Elkins Novel (Bell Elkins Novels)

In A Killing in the Hills, a powerful, intricate debut from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Keller, a mother and a daughter try to do right by a town and each other before it's too late.What's happening in Acker's Gap, West Virginia? Three elderly men are gunned down over their coffee at a local diner, and seemingly half the town is there to witness the act. Still, it happened so fast, and no one seems to have gotten a good look at the shooter. Was it random? Was it connected to the spate of drug violence plaguing poor areas of the country just like Acker's Gap? Or were Dean Streeter, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250184355
• ASIN: 1250184355
• ISBN: 1250184355
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

What Lies in the Sea: A Josh Baker and Eddie Debord Road Trip (A Josh Baker and Eddie Debord Series Book 3)

The year was 1715—A Treasure Fleet comprised of eleven Spanish ships and one French vessel was blown onto the reefs off of the east-central coast of Florida by a massive hurricane. Eleven of the twelve vessels were dismasted, broken like kindling and sent to the seafloor in less than twenty feet of water. Fast-forward to 1973, Captain Henderson and his mate, Butch Dawson, while on a dreadful nighttime run to the reef, inadvertently locate some well-preserved ribs of a sixteenth century vessel off the coast of Cape Canaveral. Between those heavy wooden beams lay a kings fortune. The trouble f... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072LRJM59
• ASIN: B072LRJM59
• Manufacturer: Steve Kittner Books

Belle Prater's Boy

Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth.Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's dis... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250005604
• ASIN: 1250005604
• ISBN: 1250005604
• Brand: Square Fish
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Diva Paints the Town (A Domestic Diva Mystery)

In the third Domestic Diva mystery, a decorating project leaves Sophie Winston with a deadly case that has to be seen to be believed...Sophie Winston’s reclusive neighbor, Professor Mordecai Artemus, has died and left his sprawling home to his Pomeranian. Sophie feels a tad guilty for not having befriended Mordecai, but at least she’s not as heartless as her nemesis Natasha, who’s descended on the house with a crew of interior designers and contractors to renovate the place for the statewide Spring Home and Garden Tour.Even Sophie’s been assigned a room to decorate: the family room, wh... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0425233448
• ASIN: 0425233448
• ISBN: 0425233448
• Manufacturer: Berkley Prime Crime

Crum (Crum Trilogy)

In Crum, a gritty coal town on the West Virginia-Kentucky border, the boys fight, swear, chase and sometimes catch girls. The adults are cramped in and clueless, hemmed in by the mountains. The weight of wonder, dejection, and even possibility loom over this tiny, suffocating town. This story is the tale of Jesse Stone, who doesn’t know where he’s going, but knows he is leaving, and whose rebellion against the people and the place of his childhood allows him to reject the comfort and familiarity of his home in search of his place in a larger world.

• ASIN: 1935978500
• ASIN: 1935978500
• ISBN: 1935978500
• Manufacturer: Vandalia Press

Zero Day (John Puller, Book 1) (John Puller Series)

Combat veteran and U. S. Army investigator John Puller is on the hunt for justice with the help of a homicide detective -- but as they face deceptions and dead ends, a powerful force threatens to stop them forever.John Puller is a combat veteran and the best military investigator in the U.S. Army's Criminal Investigative Division. His father was an Army fighting legend, and his brother is serving a life sentence for treason in a federal military prison. Puller has an indomitable spirit and an unstoppable drive to find the truth.Now, Puller is called out on a case in a remote, rural area in Wes... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1455518999
• ASIN: 1455518999
• ISBN: 1455518999
• Brand: Grand Central Publishing
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Heading Out to Wonderful

It is the summer of 1948 when a handsome, charismatic stranger, Charlie Beale, recently back from the war in Europe, shows up in the town of Brownsburg, a sleepy village nestled in the Valley of Virginia. All he has with him are two suitcases: one contains his few possessions, including a fine set of butcher knives; the other is full of money. A lot of money. Heading Out to Wonderful is a haunting, heart-stopping novel of love gone terribly wrong in a place where once upon a time such things could happen.

• ASIN: 1616202793
• ASIN: 1616202793
• ISBN: 1616202793
• Brand: Algonquin Books
• Manufacturer: Algonquin Books

Milk Glass Moon (Big Stone Gap)

Milk Glass Moon, the third book in Adriana Trigiani's bestselling Big Stone Gap series, continues the life story of Ave Maria Mulligan MacChesney as she faces the challenges and changes of motherhood with her trademark humor and honesty. With twists as plentiful as those found on the holler roads of southwest Virginia, this story takes turns that will surprise and enthrall the reader.Transporting us from Ave Maria's home in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Italian Alps, from New York City to the Tuscan countryside, Milk Glass Moon is the story of a shifting mother-daughter relationship, of a da... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0345445856
• ASIN: 0345445856
• ISBN: 0345445856
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Devil All the Time

• ASIN: 0307744868
• ASIN: 0307744868
• ISBN: 9780307744869
• Brand: Anchor Books
• Manufacturer: Anchor

Summersville: My Family's Life of Privilege, Politics, and Passion in Small-Town West Virginia

Summersville: My Family's Life of Privilege, Politics, and Passion in Small-Town West

• UPC: 53071298

Summersville: My Family's Life of Privilege, Politics, and Passion in Small-Town West Virginia (Hardcover)

Alice Bryant Byrd's father returned from World War II a Navy hero; his ambitions included a career in West Virginia's hottest industry--coal mining. After joining a promising new coal operation, he moved his young wife

• UPC: 53071297

Peel-n-Stick Poster of Town West Street Virginia Small Village Poster 24x16 Adhesive Sticker Poster Print

We stand behind our products and services to deliver to your doorsteps within the promised delivery window. We appreciate your business for any questions or concerns please contact via

• UPC: 924076007
• Color: MulticolorMulti
• Size: 24 x 163.Decal, 24x16

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia - View of the Town from the Blue Ridge (100% Cotton Kitchen Towel)

Printed in America!100% Cotton, Pre-shrunk, AbsorbentTowel Size: 18" x 24"Image Size: 10" x 7"Quality hemmed edgePermanent printing: fade resistant, machine wash

• UPC: 243722843
• Model: LANT-26318-TL
• Color: MulticolorMulti

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia - View of the Town from the Blue Ridge (100% Cotton Tote Bag - Reusable)

Printed in America!100% Cotton, Pre-shrunkBag Size: 12" Wide, 14" Tall, and 7" DeepImage Size: 10" x 7"Durable straps double-stitched for strengthPermanent printing: fade resistant, machine wash

• UPC: 109277466
• Model: LANT-26318-TT
• Color: MulticolorMulti

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia - View of the Town from the Blue Ridge (Keepsake Tin)

Product measures 4.25W x 5.5L x 2.5H inches100% Made in AmericaGreat for storing keepsakes, cards, and knick-knacksHand buffed & diamond polished beveled edges3/16" thick "Grade A" acrylic on the lid, tin is

• UPC: 804023001
• Model: LANT-3P-AC-KSSM-26318
• Color: MulticolorMulti

West Virginia Otters Metal Art Print by Dave Bartholet (9" x 12")

All our metal art print posters are from an original work of art created by an award-winning artist. Each artist has a unique style and vision that uniquely captures the personality and life of the

• UPC: 560558152
• Model: BA-3447 OM-A
• Size: 09" x 12"09 x 12

West Virginia Alaena Fishing Rustic Metal Print on Reclaimed Barn Wood by Dave Bartholet (12" x 18")

Rustic metal art print mounted on reclaimed barn wood is from an original work of art created by an award-winning artist. Each artist has a unique style and vision that uniquely captures the personality and

• UPC: 715344050
• Model: BA-3420 OMRW-B
• Size: 12x18 / 14x20 inch12 x 18

West Virginia Whitetail Deer Bushes Metal Art Print by Joanne Kollman (12" x 18")

All our metal art print posters are from an original work of art created by an award-winning artist. Each artist has a unique style and vision that uniquely captures the personality and life of the

• UPC: 825670114
• Model: JK-3428 OM-B
• Size: 12 x 1812" x 18"

West Virginia Cool Of The Morning Metal Art Print by Dave Bartholet (12" x 18")

All our metal art print posters are from an original work of art created by an award-winning artist. Each artist has a unique style and vision that uniquely captures the personality and life of the

• UPC: 125703734
• Model: BA-3421 OM-B
• Size: 12 x 1812" x 18"