Murder on the Outer Banks

Murder on the Outer Banks
Author: Joe C. Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780979665547

A drug researcher develops a Methusaleh serum - a new drug that reverses aging in human cells. While it is being sought by all from crime bosses to the US President, two police must keep the serum and formula safe.

Smile Beach Murder

Smile Beach Murder
Author: Alicia Bessette
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593336887

From author Alicia Bessette comes an all-new mystery series featuring Callie Padget, a former reporter turned bookshop clerk in the Outer Banks who is pulled into a deadly web of secrets when a mysterious fall at a lighthouse echoes a tragedy from her past. When Callie is laid off from her reporting job, she returns to her hometown of Cattail Island and lands a gig at the local bookstore—the same one where she found comfort after her mother died. In fact, the anniversary of her mother’s infamous death is approaching. Years ago, Teri Padget tumbled from the top of the lighthouse. As islanders are once again gossiping about the tragedy, devastating news strikes: the lighthouse has claimed another victim. Eva Meeks, of Meeks Hardware. The police are calling it suicide, but Callie does not believe Eva jumped any more than she believes her mother did—especially because Callie knows that before her death, Eva had dug up a long-forgotten treasure hunt that could have put a target on Eva’s back. In Callie’s search for answers, she enlists the help of some beloved books and several new friends, including the handsome local martial arts instructor, Toby Dodge. But when another death rocks Cattail Island, Callie must face her fears alone. As she earns enemies in pursuit of the truth, Callie knows she will either uncover the killer or become a victim herself. Mystery Writers of America’s Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award nominee

Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks, The: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland

Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks, The: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland
Author: John Railey
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467147397

In the summer of 1967, nineteen-year-old Brenda Joyce Holland disappeared. She was a mountain girl who had come to Manteo to work in the outdoor drama The Lost Colony. Her body was found five days later, floating in the sound. This riveting narrative, built on unique access to the state investigative file and multiple interviews with insiders, searches for the truth of her unsolved murder. This island odyssey of discovery includes séances, a suicide and a supposed shallow grave. Journalist John Railey cuts through the myths and mistakes to finally arrive at the long-hidden truth of what happened to Brenda Holland that summer on Roanoke Island.

Murder on the Hoof

Murder on the Hoof
Author: Kathryn O'Sullivan
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250049466

It's mid-August in the Outer Banks village of Corolla in North Carolina and Fire Chief Colleen McCabe is conducting rookie training and spending increasingly more time with her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman. The wild horses have been relocated to the sanctuary, and the town is occupied with the upcoming local theatre production. All is right with the world. But when a member of the acting troupe is found dead in the dunes after an emergency training exercise and Bill's ex-fiancée arrives in town, Colleen knows trouble is back with a vengeance. A second member of the theatre company is discovered dead at the Whalehead Club, and Colleen is forced to put aside her feelings about her relationship with Bill and work with him to uncover who is murdering the thespians and why. She discovers as much drama offstage as on and quickly finds herself swept up in the intrigue of the community theatre group, and struggling to keep her men at the firehouse focused. As the danger mounts and the killer's identity becomes clearer, Bill warns her off the investigation. But despite his warning, Colleen is determined to stop the killer before he or she strikes again, to her own peril. In Murder on the Hoof, her sequel to Foal Play, Kathryn O'Sullivan delivers more laughs and mayhem with charming characters mystery readers will love getting to know.

Outer Banks: Lights Out

Outer Banks: Lights Out
Author: Alyssa Sheinmel
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1647004810

An original YA novel based on the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, written by New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, featuring JJ and John B in a brand-new, high-octane adventure—now in paperback It’s spring break in the Outer Banks, and the islands are swarming with rich tourists. The last thing JJ and John B want to do is spend their week watching Kooks in action, so they plan a fishing getaway to the notoriously dangerous Frying Pan Shoals—nicknamed “Graveyard of the Atlantic” for good reason. Turns out they aren’t the only adventure-seekers at sea. Soon after they set sail, the friends run into the captivating Savannah, who hitches a ride aboard the HMS Pogue when the weather worsens and her boyfriend leaves her stranded. As a violent storm sets in, the three realize the only place to safely ride out the squall is a creepy, abandoned hotel on the shoals’ lighthouse platform. Or is it abandoned? It doesn’t take long for the three teens to realize they may not be alone. . . . Further complicating the life-or-death adventure is a mounting attraction between JJ and the secretive Savannah—the closer JJ gets to her, the more he realizes he’s playing with fire. Even if they get out of the shoals alive, can a Pogue–Kook romance survive the high-stakes shores of the Outer Banks?

A Pinch of Sea Salt and a Dash of Murder

A Pinch of Sea Salt and a Dash of Murder
Author: Phoebe Eggli
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781511768221

Book 1 of the Outer Banks Baker Mystery Series Attempting to rebuild her life after the tragic death of her beloved husband, middle-aged widow Melissa Maples moved back to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Part of her 'starting over' meant opening her own bakery - Kill Devil Delicacies - that specialized in artisan breads. Already successful after a few short years, she looked forward to her nephew, Logan, visiting that summer and her competing in the Outer Banks Regional Bake-Off for the chance to appear on a nationally televised cooking show. Although still mourning her husband, Melissa finally felt life was getting back to some sense of normalcy. Her life in Kill Devil Hills was satisfying and peaceful...at least until she opened the bakery door on an early summer morning to discover a mystery that would rock the quaint seaside town to its core!

Death By Beach Read

Death By Beach Read
Author: Eva Gates
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1643859102

Librarian Lucy’s new historic house comes with a lot of baggage and family secrets. Can she put them to rest or will a killer bring Lucy’s family to their downfall, in the 9th Lighthouse Library mystery. It’s spring in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and Lucy and Connor have moved into their new home at last, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. The house needs a lot of renovations, but they worked hard over the winter to get it ready. Lucy is now happily immersed in her work at the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, planning her wedding, and decorating the house. That is, until a dead body disrupts their peaceful new abode. The first night Lucy’s alone in the house, with the company of Charles the library cat, she hears sounds. Investigating they see footsteps in the dust of the unfinished living room, and the door to the outside is open. Lucy's reminded that the house is said to be haunted: forty years ago the teenage daughter of the owners fled in the night, and never again stepped foot inside her family home. But the sounds have an all-too-human origin and one evening Lucy and Connor find the dead body of a man they don’t even recognize in their kitchen. They soon realize he has a long-time connection to their house. Lucy's forced to find out what happened all those years ago and why it’s threatening her happiness today. Meanwhile, the Classic Novel Reading Club is reading The House of the Seven Gables by Nathanial Hawthorne, a book about another old house full of secrets. Can Lucy find parallels to her own situation in Hawthorne’s fiction before the killer strikes again?

North Carolina Murder & Mayhem

North Carolina Murder & Mayhem
Author: Rick Jackson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 1
Release: 2019-10-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467143561

The smiling faces and southern hospitality of North Carolina promise a paradise for visitors and residents alike, but darkness still lurks in small towns as well as big cities. The state's dangerous past of violence and murder is never seen in tourist pamphlets. From the capture of Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph in the mountains to the seaside murder of the Hermit of Fort Fisher, dark deeds have touched every part of the state. Author Rick Jackson tells the stories behind some of the most famous, and most heinous, crimes in the history of the Old North State.

Hatteras Moon

Hatteras Moon
Author: Stephen March
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781306850513

Hatteras Moon tells the story of Virgil Gibson, an English professor whose friendship with a trawler boat captain and part time smuggler draws him into a world of violence, evil, and revenge. Haunted by the deaths of his friends, Virgil is determined to find their killers and bring them to justice.

The Souvenir Keeper

The Souvenir Keeper
Author: Joseph L S Terrell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-06-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781622681679

There has been another one-the rape and brutal killing of a young woman here on North Carolina's Outer Banks. Lawmen are convinced this second crime is the work of a serial rapist, mostly because the scenes are left eerily the same. The latest victim was known to crime writer Harrison Weaver. This draws Harrison compellingly into the investigation. He is determined to find the killer, bring him to justice-even if it puts himself in grave danger-which it does, so that it takes skill and daring, plus a lot of physical effort, to save himself from death at the hands of this souvenir keeper. A Harrison Weaver Outer Banks Mystery - #9