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An early morning boater is horrified to find the slain body of a young man tied by his wrists to the ladder on one of the permanent channel markers leading to the Manteo Waterfront. This discovery launches a multi-pronged investigation into a network of drug dealings that leaves more bodies in the heretofore peaceful pre-Christmas December days at North Carolina's Outer Banks. Crime writer Harrison Weaver is drawn into trying to solve who is behind all of the killings. His SBI Agent friend Ballsford Twiddy tolerates Weaver's insistence on knowing what is going on, but privately appreciates having Weaver as a sounding board. The hunt for the primary villain ends up in the most unusual of places--and puts Harrison Weaver and his lady friend Elly Pedersen at risk of becoming just two more victims. A Harrison Weaver Mystery - #5

It was supposed to be simple. Outer Banks crime writer Harrison Weaver has been asked to find a young woman who failed to return from a party. But when her fully clothed body washes up on the beach and three other young women disappear, he realizes nothing is simple at all. Can it be human trafficking? Here on the Outer Banks? The deeper Harrison delves into the mystery, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. In his work as a crime writer, Harrison has seen the darker side of human nature, but when an informant is assassinated, it becomes clear that this is like nothing he has come across before. Tentacles of evil spread wider and wider, weaving a deadly web that threatens everyone involved. It's going to take skill--and luck--for Harrison and those close to him to escape death at the hands of those who turn dreams of summer into deadly evil. (#7 in the series)

Outer Banks crime writer Harrison Weaver is being stalked by an unknown psychopath, who is leaving threatening clues--or calling cards--that prove a troubling knowledge of Harrison's past. Worse, they hint at deadly intentions toward Harrison--and to his sweetheart, Elly Pedersen.Harrison believes a vacation trip to Paris will take them beyond the stalker's reach. But he is wrong. A horrific new calling card leaves no doubt that a killer has followed them to the City of Light.With no idea why he's being targeted and no clues to the stalker's identity, Harrison and Elly find themselves on a collision course with a psycho willing to follow them halfway around the world and back again to the Outer Banks. Only boldness, skill, and luck can save them. But will that be enough?

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

TIDE OF DARKNESS The Lost Colony Theater Murders True-crime writer Harrison Weaver arrives at North Carolina's picturesque Outer Banks seeking peace and quiet. But his resolve to avoid even thinking about murder is dashed when he discovers, on the night of his arrival, that the body of another young female cast member of The Lost Colony outdoor drama has been found strangled and thrown into Croatan Sound--a killing eerily similar to an unsolved case that first brought Weaver to the Outer Banks four years earlier. Despite his promise to himself, Weaver is drawn into the investigation--only to find that he may be the killer's next victim. . . . . . . . . . . "Joseph Terrell knows the Outer Banks--its geography, its quirks, its people and their foibles. Well conceived and well written, TIDE OF DARKNESS is a smart, savvy combination of who-done-it and police procedural. A welcome new entry to the Southern mystery tradition." --Kathryn R. Wall, author, the Bay Tanner mysteries

Following the execution-style killing of a prominent Outer Banks citizen, local crime-writer Harrison Weaver becomes a suspect in the slaying. To clear his name, Weaver launches his own investigation, which he knows is a risky thing to do. But then there is another murder . . . and another. Weaver realizes he is in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the killer, where he is intended to be the mouse. As the killer continues to stalk him, it becomes chillingly apparent that a showdown is inevitable, a showdown that could leave Weaver as dead as the other victims . . . unless he can beat the killer at his own sadistic game.. . . . . . . . ."Joseph Terrell knows the Outer Banks-its geography, its quirks, its people and their foibles. This series is well conceived and well written. And a smart, savvy combination of who-done-it and police procedural. A welcome new entry to the Southern mystery tradition."--Kathryn R. Wall, author, the Bay Tanner mysteries