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    Chattanooga Choo Choo: An Electric Eclectic Book
    Chattanooga Choo Choo: An Electric Eclectic Book
    Chattanooga Choo Choo: An Electric Eclectic Book
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    Chattanooga Choo Choo: An Electric Eclectic Book

    By Elizabeth Horton-Newton

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    On a short train ride from Knoxville to Chattanooga a young girl's life is changed forever. Murder, love, and a lifelong mystery are set into motion as the passengers listen to the clickety-clack of the wheels on the track. Can her hero, dressed in Navy whites, save her from disaster? Is there more to this tangled web of lies and deceit than there seems to be?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElectric Eclectic Books
    Release dateAug 9, 2018
    ISBN9781386100140
    Chattanooga Choo Choo: An Electric Eclectic Book
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    Elizabeth Horton-Newton

    Elizabeth Horton-Newton was born in New York City, and was 10 years old when President John Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. As she watched the events unfold on television she became fascinated. This lifelong interest resulted in her first novel, "View From the Sixth Floor: An Oswald Tale". With the release of her second book, "Riddle", she once again tackles a social issue; the illegal adoption of First Nations babies separated from their families. Small town prejudices against people of color and "outsiders" results in a unique friendship between two young people. Weaving a romantic thriller around the issues, she creates rich characters in all her writing, drawing the reader into their lives. With her education in Criminal Psychology, Sociology, and Media Communications she offers a unique insight into how criminals think and how society responds to their crimes. Volunteering in local Domestic Violence groups in her hometown, she likes to confront social problems in her stories. Elizabeth currently lives in a 100-year old haunted house with her husband, writer Neil Douglas Newton, and her dog, Scout (named for a character in "To Kill a Mockingbird"). Not limited to a single genre, she has written erotic romance, "Carved Wooden Heart" (with the mysterious Starla Hartless), and the suspenseful "Stolen Gypsy", as well as novelettes through Electric Eclectic Books. For more information on Elizabeth, check out her website at http://bit.ly/homeEHN.

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      Chattanooga Choo Choo - Elizabeth Horton-Newton

      Introduction

      My father was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. As a child I made a few trips south, from New York City, to visit aunts and cousins. Two of those journeys took place on trains. I remember the stops at small towns, where locals would board and sell box lunches with a sandwich, a hard boiled egg, a piece of fruit (usually an apple), and a small glass bottle of Coca-Cola (or Dr. Pepper) if I was lucky. I would watch the landscape speed by, dark shadows occasionally dotted with the scattered lights of houses at night or fields with cows or horses grazing during the hot summer days. The vivid memories of those trips inspired me to write this somewhat twisted tale of murder. Passenger trains no longer stop in Knoxville, and it is a sad loss for current travelers. They will never know the magic of the clickety-clack of the wheels or the sense of anticipation of entering a new town and seeing those local folk board the cars with their treats. If you enjoy my tale, I hope you will take a moment to leave a review. I would appreciate it very much.

      The author lives in a 100-year-old house in East Tennessee with her husband, author Neil Douglas Newton, and her dog Scout, named for a character in To Kill a Mockingbird. She enjoys blogging, traveling, and taking photographs, especially of her four children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

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      Contents

      Introduction

      Part One

      Part Two

      Part Three

      Part Four

      Epilogue

      Other Books by Elizabeth Horton-Newton

      Part One

      The rhythm of the train was lulling me to sleep. The clacking of the wheels on the tracks, the gentle rocking, and the warmth of the car along with my exhaustion caused my lids to grow heavy. If my head hadn’t banged against the window as we rounded a curve, I might have slept until we reached Chattanooga. If I had slept, I would not have been in the position I now found myself in; staring at a stranger wearing an overcoat, a dark hat pulled low over his eyes, his gloved fingers locked around my wrist in a death grip.

      When the telephone rang early on Wednesday evening, I just knew it was my sister Jenny. She and her husband had moved to

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