Murder on Edisto

Book 1 of The Edisto Island Mysteries

by C. Hope Clark

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Pub Date Sep 30 2014 | Archive Date May 12 2017

BelleBooks | Bell Bridge Books

Mystery & Thrillers

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A big city detective. A lowcountry murder.Peace, safety, a place to grieve and heal. After her husband is murdered by the Russian mobster they were trailing, Boston detective Callie Jean Cantrell comes home to her family’s oceanside cottage in South Carolina. There, she can keep their teenage son, Jeb, away from further threats. But the day they arrive in Edisto Beach, Callie finds her childhood mentor and elderly neighbor murdered. Taunted by the killer, who repeatedly violates her home and threatens others in the community, Callie finds her new sanctuary has become her old nightmare. Despite warnings from the town’s handsome police chief, Callie plunges back into detective work, pursuing a sinister stranger who may have ties to her past. He’s turning a quiet paradise into a paranoid patch of sand where nobody’s safe. She’ll do whatever it takes to stop him.

A big city detective. A lowcountry murder.Peace, safety, a place to grieve and heal. After her husband is murdered by the Russian mobster they were trailing, Boston detective Callie Jean Cantrell...

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Kathryn P, Reviewer

C. Hope Clark is a new author to me and I am so happy that I discovered her! Murder on Edisto is a great book! It is well written and a flowing plot. I am a big fan of Edisto Island so the title is what initially attracted me.

Murder on Edisto comes complete with an interesting story line, believable characters and a beautiful setting. It is well written. I found that I had a hard time putting it down. The author, C. Hope Clark, kept me in suspense throughout most of the book. I suspected who the murderer was but she did have the murderer very cleverly disguised. I enjoyed the twists in the book.

Callie Morgan is a retired police detective who retired after her husband was murdered by Boston's Russian Mob. She had just lost an infant prior to his murder. It is amazing that she could function at all. When her Charleston area based parents gift her with the family's vacation home on Edisto Island, she and her adolescent son Jeb settle in. And then mysterious things start happening. And her dear friend is murdered. It is a constant flow of strange events that keep the reader spellbound.

Highly recommend this mystery. Always refreshing to find a new author that I like. Cannot wait for the next one in the series!

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Ann K, Bookseller

Callie has endured more than her share of horror and despair. As the detective who finally arrested the Russian mob boss, his family murdered her husband on the anniversary of their daughter's death. She and her son Jeb move to Edisto Island to put their lives back together but murder and threats follow them. Well written and a page turner, this is the first book of C. Hope Clark that I have read and I'm going to look for others. I love the setting on Edisto and the Low Country and hope to return soon for another story.

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Elizabeth R, Reviewer

First of all, I'm a sucker for all books that take place in the South. Add to that an author that is new to me and I'm hooked!

I'm happy to say I've found a new author and a new series! Murder on Edisto combined all the things I love in a mystery - of course, the South, the beach, hunky men and a really great storyline. This book did not disappoint. The characters were easy to get to know, the plot kept me guessing and the dialogue was lively and fun.

I look forward to Ms. Clark's next book in the series and plan to go back and read the Carolina Slade series as well!