The Massacre at Noe Creek: A Collection of Stories and Tales

 
 The Massacre at Noe Creek combines history, fiction and some of the author's own experiences to weave a set of tales that will delight and fascinate anyone who opens it. The title story of The Massacre at Noe Creek spans the time between the Civil War and some 15 years after the end of WW II. This story exemplifies Shepherd's ability to seamlessly blend history and fiction to create a riveting narrative. In the book's second story, Colonial Heights Road, Shepherd combines his own coming of age with the early history of this Kingsport bedroom community. With vivid detail, Shepherd describes life in this small crossroads community during the 1940's. The Massacre at Noe Creek is a collection of stories that skillfully transports readers to places and times forgotten and unknownwith settings as exotic as Moscow and as mundane as the local fishing hole.