Tag Archives: Veterans
Roy Irwin Gift. Moon Blue.[United States]: Spirit Books, 2011.
Sergeant Holly Rollins comes home to Raleigh, North Carolina in the spring of 1943 to recover from the bloody carnage he experienced on Guadalcanal. With him he brings malaria and a lung fungus, a load of shrapnel embedded in his … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-2019, 2011, Gift, Roy Irwin, Historical, Mystery, Piedmont, Wake
Zolene. Ecstasy’s Angel. New York: Xlibris, 2000.
In the years following the Civil War, the fiery Katherine St. Clair is a beautiful young woman who is tragically orphaned when her father and stepmother are killed in a bandit-induced train accident. Because Katherine’s stepmother was a malicious woman … Continue reading
Filed under 2000, 2000-2009, Coast, Historical, New Hanover, Romance/Relationship, Zolene
David Saperstein and George Samerjan. A Christmas Passage. New York: Kensington Books, 2008.
When a storm strands passengers in the Atlanta airport on December 24th, several travelers accept a stranger’s offer of a ride to Asheville. As the five adults and two children pile into Lisa Barone’s vintage VW microbus, she promises them … Continue reading
Bob Boan. Bobby Becomes Bob. Kingsport, TN: Twilight Times Books, 2009.
As the title suggests, Bobby Becomes Bob is a coming-of-age story. At twenty-eight Bobby Padgett has returned to his childhood home of St. Umblers, North Carolina. Before the reader learns why he is back or what his mission there is, … 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
Sharon Wildwind. Soldier on the Porch. Detroit: Five Star, 2007.
For the past two years, former military policewoman Avivah Rosen has been trying to make a new life in Asheville, North Carolina and to forget about her role in a scandal in Vietnam. However, after a deadly explosion at the … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2007, Buncombe, Madison, Mountains, Mystery, Novels in Series, Suspense/Thriller, Wildwind, Sharon
Sharon Wildwind. First Murder in Advent. Detroit: Five Star, 2006.
Throughout the past few years, parallels have been made between the current war in Afghanistan and the war in Vietnam four decades earlier. The popularity of each war dwindled over time, and acclimation back into society was difficult for veterans. … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2006, Avery, Mountains, Mystery, Novels in Series, Suspense/Thriller, Wildwind, Sharon
Sharon Wildwind. The Elizabeth Pepperhawk/Avivah Rosen Vietnam Veteran Mystery Series.
Some Welcome Home. Waterville, ME: Five Star, 2005. First Murder in Advent. Waterville, ME: Five Star, 2006. Soldier on the Porch. Waterville, ME: Five Star, 2007. Missing, Presumed Wed. Detroit, MI: Five Star, 2009. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, Mystery, Novels in Series, Series, Wildwind, Sharon
Sharon Wildwind. Missing, Presumed Wed.. Detroit: Five Star, 2009.
Weddings should be happy occasions, but in the week leading up to the union between Benny Kirkpatrick and Lorraine Fulford, Benny and Lorraine and their family and friends experience fear, anger, jealousy, regret, and shame. It starts when Benny’s mother, … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2009, Buncombe, Madison, Mountains, Novels in Series, Wildwind, Sharon
Mark de Castrique. Blackman’s Coffin. Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, 2008.
Chief Warrant Officer Sam Blackman lost a leg in the Iraq War and, after testifying in Congress about the treatment of veterans, was sent where they figured he wouldn’t be able to cause any more trouble: Asheville, NC. He is … Continue reading
Filed under 2000-2009, 2008, Buncombe, deCastrique, Mark, Mountains, Mystery, Novels in Series
