North Carolina Mystery Authors

From the mountains to the beach, read about mysteries set within the Carolina landscape or by authors that have called North Carolina home.

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3.7 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN TEMPERANCE BRENNAN MYSTERIES SERIES. AUTHOR IS KNOWN FOR INSPIRING TELEVISION SERIES "BONES".
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Young men-tourists-have been disappearing on the islands of Turks and Caicos for years. Seven years ago, the first victim was found in a strange location with both hands cut off; the other visitors vanished without a trace. But, recently, tantalizing leads have emerged and only Tempe can unravel them. Maddeningly, the victims seem to have nothing in common-other than the strange locations where their bodies are eventually found, and the fact that...
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NEWEST TITLE IN BISHOP SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT SERIES
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"The small town of Salem has been quiet for months--or so Bishop and his elite Special Crimes Unit believe. But then Hollis Templeton and Diana Hayes receive a warning in Diana's eerie 'gray time'--a space between the world of the living and the realm of the dead--that a twisted killer is stalking Salem, bent on destroying in the most bloody and horrifying way possible the five families that founded the town. The stakes are high, especially for new...
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FIRST TITLE IN NEW ETHEL FIONA CRESTWATER SERIES.
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"This urgent, cleverly plotted high stakes thriller is set in motion by botched attack on two law clerks leaving one dead and the other in a coma. The ensuing cover up leaves a string of bodies and too many players at cross-purposes. It also leaves Chief Justice Clarissa Baxter with a target on her back. We'll need an off the grid hero with friends in high places: enter retired FBI agent-turned-boardinghouse landlady, Ethel Fiona Crestwater (legend)...
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3.8 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN LIGHTHOUSE LIBRARY MYSTERIES.
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4 stars
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WEST MILLS, NC 1976.
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3 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN ENCHANTED BAY MYSTERIES.
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The small town of Bellamy Bay has its share of skeletons in its closet, but it isn't used to bodies turning up in the local history museum. After all, this coastal North Carolina town is much like any other...except, of course, for the mermaids. Helping to run the family business, an herbal apothecary, while keeping her supernatural secret hidden is no easy feat for water witch Aleksandra Daniels. But somehow she's still found time to help her friend...
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5 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN MISS JULIE SERIES.
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"The ... final installment of the ... Miss Julia series. Wedding fever hits Abbotsville and several of Miss Julia's friends have plans to tie the knot. But, as usual, nothing is so simple. Christy Hargrove suddenly gives up a lifelong dream and drops out of medical school to marry, Helen Stroud and Thurlow Jones decide to change their commercial arrangement into a marital one, and, to Miss Julia's consternation, Lillian, her housekeeper and closest...
Book cover for "Murder in the book lover's loft"
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5 stars
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3.5 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN KAY SCARPETTA MYSTERIES.
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"Chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds herself in a Northern Virginia wilderness examining the remains of two campers wanted by federal law enforcement. The victims have been savaged beyond recognition, and other evidence is terrifying and baffling, including a larger-than-life footprint. After one of the most frightening body retrievals of her career, Scarpetta must discover who would commit murders this savage, and why."--
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4 stars
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NEWEST TITLE IN LAURA CHAMBERS MYSTERIES.
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"Perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver and J.A. Jance, in this thrilling second book in the series, Laura Chambers finds herself caught in a deadly web of small town secrets. Hillsborough, North Carolina is a town with a dark history that is bubbling to the surface. Twenty years ago, Laura's friend's family was slaughtered in their beds, and the sole survivor, Laura's eight-year-old friend, was whisked away to distant relatives. That was the last time...
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4.4 stars
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NEWEST TITLE.
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A "story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory"--
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