Kendric Neal

To the Metal Kendric Neal

In the trendy college town of Asheville, known as the "Paris of the South", hippies and hipsters ride a booming economy and huge influx of tourism. When a wealthy young scion smashes into an embankment at 140 miles per hour, Mack Eagan, former junior-high football coach now turned private detective, is called to investigate. While the police assume the boy was drunk or on drugs, Mack learns there's more at play-the legacy of a family tragedy, the fate of a dying child, and some dark and unpleasant truths about the people hiding behind the secrets. "To the Metal" is a story about love and loss, about growing up and growing old-and about those who don't get to do either because death comes before their time. It's a mystery, a revenge story, and a tale of secret lives.