The Redux of Sam Murdoch

Description

Sam Murdoch fractured his life into bits and is in dire need of a redux.

While stuck in a midlife meltdown with a broken marriage, angry offspring and a crumbling career, Sam stumbles upon a long-buried family secret: the grandfather he idolized once shot a man. Desperate for an escape (and some answers), he hits the open road in a beat-up Volvo station wagon with his eccentric college buddy, Godfrey, on a quest for truth.

After some meandering through a throwback America of old-time general stores, small-town square dances, vintage diners and quirky characters, the journey takes an unexpected and dark turn in a town called Middlevale. Thrown into a face-off with superstitious and maybe unhinged townsfolk, Sam’s little adventure to solve riddles about his family history has shifted to something else altogether.

Amid Middlevale’s corn shocks and scythes, Sam must fight to find his path forward.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Mary Kendall
Published: 08/11/2026
Publisher: Artemesia Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9781963832563
Pages: 280
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 0.64″ H x 8.44″ L x 5.44″ W

About the Author
Mary Kendall is first a reader of all books across the genres and, second, a writer of fiction. She brings her background in history-related fields to her fiction along with some Celtic story-telling genes. Fueled by black coffee and a possible sprinkling of fairy dust, she tends to find inspiration in odd places and, sometimes, while kneading bread dough. Her published novels include her debut, The Spinster’s Fortune, Campbell’s Boy, Bottled Secrets of Rosewood and the recently released sequel to her debut, The Accidental Heiress along with published short stories.