Tag Archives: Politics
A. L. Provost. The Unwilling Spy. New York: Xlibris, 2011.
It is 1943, and the atomic arms race is on. In Los Alamos, New Mexico, physicists labor night and day to develop the first atomic bomb … and nearby German spies observe them. In this fictional account of espionage and … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Coast, Historical, Lenoir, Onslow, Provost, A. L., Suspense/Thriller
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
H. Leigh Aubrey. A Keen Edge. New York: iUniverse, 2009.
Scott Davan is the man with everything: he is a partner in his father’s successful architectural firm, has a supportive wife and three loving sons, and at thirty-seven, is still in peak physical condition. Poised to run for state senator, … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Aubrey, H. Leigh, Mecklenburg, Piedmont, Romance/Relationship
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
Therese Fowler. Exposure. New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2011.
Therese Fowler’s powerful novel, based loosely on the real-life experiences of one of her children, reminds us of the horrifying way that a community can lose its head. The story begins simply: Amelia Wilkes and Anthony Winter are in love. … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Fowler, Therese, Piedmont, Romance/Relationship, Wake
Tim Myers. Room for Murder. New York: Berkley Prime Crime, 2003.
After a fire destroyed the original Dual Keepers’ Quarters of the Hatteras West Inn, Alex Winston, owner of the lighthouse-themed hotel, has a new building constructed with funds from emeralds found on the property. After finishing touches are put on … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2003, Mountains, Myers, Tim, Mystery, Novels in Series, Novels Set in Fictional Places
Fern Michaels. Fast Track. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp., 2008.
Fern Michael’s Sisterhood, the tight group of women who seek revenge on individuals who dodge justice, is back in the States after banishment to a Spanish villa as a result of their last adventure. Now on a remote mountaintop estate … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2008, Michaels, Fern, Mountains, Novels in Series, Suspense/Thriller, Yancey
James Hay, Jr. The Bellamy Case. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1925.
Stokes Jackson is a slick political operative who comes down to Asheville from New York to run Wayne Gilmore’s state senate campaign. It’s the early 1920s and women have just gotten the right to vote, so a key part of … Continue reading
Tom Wicker. The Kingpin. New York: William Sloane Associates, 1953.
This is generally considered a roman a clef of the vicious 1950 Democratic primary campaign for the United States Senate seat held by Frank Porter Graham. The action is centered in the state capital where Bill Tucker, a political operative, … Continue reading
Filed under 1950-1959, 1953, Historical, Piedmont, Wake, Wicker, Tom
