R C McDonald

No Peace For Kim R C McDonald

Living under the pressures of an over-bearing mother during a time in which racial tensions where accelerated, 13 year-old Kimberly believed that suicide was the only answer to relieving the mental and physical pain she endured daily. Good hearted by nature Kimberly fought the demons that caused life altering pain to those around her. Her 6 year-old brother shot by police - a horrific accident - an inferno - exploit the Devil within her. No Peace For Kim is the first in a mystery urban series that provides the background for the 'Colonel Day' detective series. Set in 1968 Baltimore, Maryland during the historical civil rights riots, young Kim Carter struggles with the many demons that absorbed her everyday life including drugs, sex and peer pressure. Though Kim is not the main character in the 'Colonel Day' mystery series she helps to develop the flamboyant and canny detective.