- Island Murders. Wilmington, N.C.: Coastal Carolina Press, 2001.
- Cape Fear Murders. Wilmington, N.C.: Coastal Carolina Press, 2003.
Carroll Davenport is a Wilmington developer, but after she is falsely accused of murder she starts investigating crimes on the side. With the help of the protective Sheriff Stan Council and Ben Satterwhite, an FBI agent and possible love interest, Carroll chases criminals all over Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach
Read both Wanda Canada’s books and enjoyed both. Was in hopes that she had written more. Seems as if the 2nd book ended leaving it open for another book.
This 2007 magazine article said that a third novel would be published shortly.
http://www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com/article.asp?aid=154&iid=30&sud=28
I checked WorldCat (an international library database) and Amazon.com but did not see evidence of a third novel in either. I will be in Wilmington later this week and will check the local bookshops there.
The nice people at Pomegranate Books in Wilmington told me that Ms. Hunter has finished the third novel and is looking for a publisher for it.
Last year, I went to Wilmington, NC on vacation. Unable to resist a bookstore, I stopped in “Two Sisters Bookery,” and searched the shelves for mystery/suspense novels by local authors. I found “Cape Fear Murders” and “Island Murders” and, after reading the first couple of pages of each, I purchased both novels.
When I got home, I read them and really enjoyed them. Your main character was delightful, your story was intriguing and your descriptions of Wilmington and the Cape Fear area were vivid; I felt as if I were still on vacation in North Carolina!
I just read “Cape Fear Murders” and “Island Murders” and really enjoyed both. I hope the author is able to find a publisher for her 3rd novel. I look forward to it.
Visited Holden Beach last summer and found a signed copy of “Island Murders” at a local book store. It was going to be a gift, but decided to open it after recent surgery, and am I glad I did. From the start. I could not put it down. It kept me in suspense from start to finish. Am anxious to read “Cape Fear Murders”. Keep writing Ms. Canada!