Category Archives: Novels in Series
Schweizer, Mark. The Tenor Wore Tapshoes. Tryon, NC: SJMP Books, 2005.
With writing that compares the rustling of a woman’s gown to the sounds of a cockroach rooting in a sugar-bowl, it’s safe to say that Police Chief Hayden Konig will never join the greats of American literature. Still, he insists … Continue reading
Deborah Wallis. Child’s Play. New Bern, NC: McBryde Publishing, 2011.
The subject matter of this book is every parent’s worst nightmare: the kidnapping of children by a pedophile ring. When Abby Weaver sees the Amber Alert message for a missing boy on her television, she wants to take action. Abby … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Craven, Novels in Series, Onslow, Wallis, Deborah
Maddie James. The Quest. Edgewater, FL: Resplendence Publishing, 2010.
This third novel in The Legend of Blackbeard’s Chalice series finds Jackson Porter traveling through time to fulfill his mother’s dying wish–that he search for what is rightfully his. His quest takes him from eighteenth century Ocracoke Island to twenty-first … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Coast, Hyde, James, Maddie, Novels in Series, Suspense/Thriller
Jane Tesh. Stolen Hearts. Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2011.
David Randall is down on his luck, sleeping in his car, when he hears police cars rushing down the street. It appears that a burglar has broken into Albert Bennett’s house and killed the old man. The crimes galvanizes David … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Mystery, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont, Tesh, Jane
Chris Forman. Killer Surf. Lexington, KY: CreateSpace, 2011.
Ian Porthos Wallace is a simple man. He enjoys wearing the kilts of his Scottish ancestry, working as a food writer and photographer, and making his lovely fiancée, Athena Spyros, happy. What Ian doesn’t enjoy is murder, but it falls … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Forman, Chris, Mystery, New Hanover, Novels in Series
Mark de Castrique. The Sandburg Connection. Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2011.
As this novel opens, Blackman and Robertson are working on a routine surveillance case for an insurance company. Has that UNC-Asheville professor really been disabled by a recent back surgery, or is she trying to pull a fast one? When … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Buncombe, deCastrique, Mark, Henderson, Mountains, Mystery, Novels in Series
Joyce and Jim Lavene. A Touch of Gold. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2011.
Life in Duck, North Carolina, during the off season can be slow for the residents of this Outer Banks hamlet. Although the town is fairly small, its history, lore, and spirit more than make up for its size. The quiet … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Dare, Lavene, Jim and Joyce, Mystery, Novels in Series
Vicki Lane. Under the Skin. New York: Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks, 2011.
Elizabeth Goodweather has seen her fair share of mysteries in Ridley Branch, a small hamlet in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. For now, though, Elizabeth just wants to settle down on her Full Circle Farm, manage her herb … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Lane, Vicki, Mountains, Mystery, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places
Margaret Maron. Three-Day Town. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2011.
In this latest Deborah Knott mystery, author Margaret Maron leaves the old tobacco fields and new subdivisions of Colleton County for the bright lights and deli food of New York City. Deborah and Dwight are finally taking a honeymoon, and … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Maron, Margaret, Mystery, Novels in Series
