Daisy Chain (Defiance Texas Trilogy, Book 1)

In Daisy Chain, the Christy Award-nominated first novel of Mary E. DeMuth's Defiance Texas Trilogy, an achingly beautiful Southern mystery unfolds against the turbulent backdrop of 1973 small-town Texas. When vibrant young Daisy Chance abruptly vanishes, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper is consumed by secret guilt, convinced he failed to protect his best friend. As Daisy's disappearance exposes the long-buried secrets, racial tensions, and emotional fragility of the community, Jed embarks on an agonizing quest for truth. DeMuth writes with evocative literary power, exploring profound themes of loss, forgiveness, and God's surprising redemption.