Category Archives: Novels Set in Fictional Places
Jody Meacham. Through the Heart of the South. San Jose, CA: Doodlebug Publishing, 2010.
It’s the summer of 1968, and Chris McAndrew should be relaxed and looking forward to his senior year of high school in Shortridge, North Carolina. But this year, the local black school, Booker T. Washington High, is closing, and all … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Historical, Meacham, Jody, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont, Richmond
Joan Medlicott. The Spirit of Covington. New York: Atria Books, 2003.
The Ladies of Covington that you know and love are back in this, the fourth book of Joan Medlicott’s popular series. Tired of watching their lives waste away at a dismal Pennsylvania boarding house for widows, 60-something Hannah, Amelia, and … Continue reading
F. Paul Wilson. Reprisal: A Novel of the Adversary Cycle. New York: Tor, 2011.
F. Paul Wilson’s Adversary Cycle, originally published between 1981 and 1992, has been updated by the author and is now enjoying a revival. The series begins in 1941, when an incomprehensible evil whom we come to know as the Adversary is … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Horror, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont, Wilson, F. Paul
Mark Schweizer. The Organist Wore Pumps. Tryon, NC: SJMP Books, 2010.
It’s been two years since St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in St. Germaine, North Carolina burned to the ground, and the holidays are just around the corner. Police Chief Hayden Konig, also the organist at St. Barnabas, is looking forward to … Continue reading
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
Chris Forman. Killer Cuisine. Lexington, KY: CreateSpace, 2011.
Ian Porthos Wallace feels lucky to live in the lovely (fictional) town of Port City on the coast of North Carolina. There, he makes his living as a local food critic and photographer, and indulges in his love for wearing … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Forman, Chris, Mystery, New Hanover, Novels Set in Fictional Places
Susan Donovan. Cheri on Top. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2011.
Cherise “Cheri” Newberry returns to her hometown just as Barbara Jean Smoot’s Impala is pulled from Paw Paw Lake. Cheri is back in Bigler, North Carolina after a wildly successful stint as a realtor in Tampa. Her beloved grandfather has … Continue reading
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
Alan Thompson. A Hollow Cup. Livermore, CA: Wingspan Press, 2011.
Lilah Freedman, a young woman involved in the civil rights movements in the small North Carolina town of New Hope in 1966, was brutally murdered one night after a protest at the local university. The white man originally accused of … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Historical, Mystery, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Orange, Piedmont, Thompson, Alan
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
