Tag Archives: Mobsters
Mike Sanders. Thirsty 2. East Orange, NJ: Wahida Clark Presents, 2011.
Justice Dial is back in this bloody sequel to Thirsty, Mike Sanders’s novel about hustling on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina. Beautiful, clever, and ruthless, Justice used to make loads of cash by seducing men, gleaning the location of … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Mecklenburg, Piedmont, Sanders, Mike, Suspense/Thriller
John Hart. Iron House. New York, NY: Thomas Dunne Books, 2011.
Michael knows how to kill, possibly better than anyone else alive. He dispatches his victims without emotion or drama, a virtue that makes him nearly invisible in New York City. He is the Old Man’s silent, deadly shadow. But before … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Buncombe, Chatham, Hart, John, Madison, Mountains, Piedmont, Suspense/Thriller
Clay Harvey. A Flash of Red. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1996.
While Tyler Vance is in the drive-through for his local bank one day, a fleeing bank robber points a gun at him and demands he hand over his truck. In that instant, Vance’s unique, deadly, and very secret military training … Continue reading
Filed under 1990-1999, 1996, Harvey, Clay, Mecklenburg, Piedmont, Romance/Relationship, Suspense/Thriller
Maddie James. A Perfect Escape. Resplendence Publishing, 2008.
Smyth Parker arrived at his Outer Banks beach house hoping for a quiet escape from the stresses of his regular life. What he found was a woman he didn’t know renting his cottage. That woman, Meg Thomas, has run away … Continue reading
Christy Tillery French. Chasing Demons. New York: Mystery and Suspense Press, 2003.
Black Mountain is a refuge for Kendra Salvatori. There she feels safe and loved, but she is haunted by the fear that her abusive husband will find her. Garth Fisher has been with Kendra from her first day in Black … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2003, Buncombe, French, Christy Tillery, Mountains, Romance/Relationship, Suspense/Thriller
Martin Clark. The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living. New York: Knopf, 2000.
When Judge Martin Wheeler agrees to help the no-good brother of a friend who’s up on a drug charge, he is quickly sucked into the lives of a group of oddball characters on a mission to recover a bounty of … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, 2000-2009, Clark, Martin, Forsyth, Novels Set in Fictional Places, Piedmont
Wanda Canada. Cape Fear Murders. Wilmington, N.C.: Coastal Carolina Press, 2003.
Carroll Davenport, a local developer who has an unlucky habit of getting drawn into murder investigations, is back on the case when she finds North Carolina State Senator William Burriss III murdered alongside his mistress. The killers may or may … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2003, Canada, Wanda, Coast, Mystery, New Hanover, Novels in Series
