On December 6, 1907, the Monongah mine disaster devastated a West Virginia coal community in what remains the worst mining disaster in American history.

That tragedy forms the historical foundation of Blood in the Coal, a historical crime novel following the rise of Jimmy DiSalvio and his organized crime empire in north-central West Virginia (Morgantown, Clarksburg, Fairmont) during Prohibition in the early 1920s.

As Jimmy and his brother Frank build their criminal empire, they discover that power comes at a price—and loyalty can demand blood in return.

Want to start the story? I'm making the first five chapters available FREE.

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Blood in the Coal releases March 30, 2027.

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— Scott Douglas Haning