Tag Archives: Dogs
O. C. Strunk. An Ever-Fixed Mark. Baltimore: Publish America, 2007.
Matthew Glass, psychologist and former university administrator, moved to North Carolina after the death of his wife and daughter. He’s opened up a cafe and a bookstore in the coastal town of Calabash, and there he connects with a diverse … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2007, Brunswick, Coast, Mystery, Novels in Series, Strunk, O. C.
Cynn Chadwick. Cat Rising. New York: Harington Park Press, 2003.
Now that Cat Hood is finally a published writer, her life should be coming together. At least that is what she has always thought would be the case. Instead, she is even more unsure of who she is and her … Continue reading
Matthew Corey. Remember the Rollerdogs. United States: Prince Street Publishing, 2010.
Michael Stanton is having a quarter life crisis. Although he has a good job with the local Triangle television station’s graphics department, Michael misses his college days at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Everything was less complicated before … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Corey, Matthew, Piedmont, Romance/Relationship, Wake
Ellery Adams. A Killer Plot. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2010.
Staying under the radar in a small town is a difficult task, especially for Olivia Limoges, a wealthy forty year-old. She is back in Oyster Bay, and people are already talking about “the grouchiest woman on the entire North Carolina … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Adams, Ellery, Coast, Mystery, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places
Kay Salter. Thirteenth Summer. 2nd ed. Beaufort, NC: Bara Media, 2008.
When she was twelve, Sarah Bowers spent the summer at her grandparents’ house in Beaufort, North Carolina. Now that it is her thirteenth summer, Sarah has returned to the coastal town. Besides being in a place she loves, Sarah has … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2008, Carteret, Children & Young Adults, Coast, Historical, Novels in Series, Salter, Kay
Tamara Leigh. Leaving Carolina. Colorado Springs, CO: Multnomah Books, 2009.
Piper Wick (formerly Pickwick) has built a nice life for herself in Los Angeles. Her public relations firm has a lot of politicians and Hollywood people as clients, and one professional relationship, with Colorado Congressman Grant Spangler, has recently turned … Continue reading
Tim Downs. Head Game. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2007.
Cale Caldwell didn’t plan on being a soldier, but an Army ROTC scholarship helped pay his way through UNC. Before Cale could begin a job with an advertising firm in Chicago, the first Gulf War interrupted his plans. Luckily for … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2007, Downs, Tim, Mecklenburg, Piedmont, Suspense/Thriller
Fern Michaels. Wildflowers: Sea Gypsy. Toronto: HQN, 2010.
After spending a few years working as a publishing editor in New York, Cathy Bissette wants a lazy summer at home. She’s just received a promotion–she’ll be the editor working with Teak Helms, a novelist who specializes in sea adventures. … Continue reading
Filed under 2010, 2010-2019, Coast, Hyde, Michaels, Fern, Romance/Relationship
Nancy Gotter Gates. Death at Play: Murder at the Reenactment. Kernersville, NC: Alabaster Books, 2008.
Tommi Poag is a fifty-plus lady with an ordinary office job, trying to make a new life for herself after a divorce. It all sounds very sedate, but Tommi somehow manages to get herself involved in controversies and crimes. In … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2009, Gates, Nancy Gotter, Guilford, Mystery, Novels in Series, Piedmont
Henrietta F. Ford. Murder on the OBX. Baltimore: PublishAmerica, 2006.
Travis White and Sam Barnett are two good friends looking forward to a vacation. Their jobs as Alcohol Beverage Control agents in Northampton County, North Carolina are not particularly trying, but each man has suffered a loss in his personal … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2006, Coast, Ford, Henrietta F, Mystery
