Murder On The Cape Fear

Author : David T. Morgan
Publisher : Mercer University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0865549664

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Murder Along the Cape Fear is the story of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during the twentieth century. Seen through the eyes of a native son, this is the tale of one - a distinguished historian - who lived through some of it and heard about much of it from friends and relatives. In this hundred-year journey the town was profoundly impacted by the establishment of Fort Bragg 10 miles to its west. Throughout this hundred-year history, murder seems to be the scarlet thread that stitched the town into infamy. The book demonstrates that Fayetteville was by no means innocent prior to the coming of Fort Bragg. Nor did all of the crime and evil emanate from Fort Bragg after 1918. As for murder, there was an abundance of killing that had no connection with Fort Bragg, but the most sensational murder case of the century involved Jeffrey MacDonald, a Green Beret Army captain and physician who received three life terms in federal prison for killing his pregnant wife and two daughters. While many other Fort Bragg soldiers were involved with murders along the Cape Fear, murders were also committed by transient civilians and local citizens like the famous inventor of the M-1 carbine, Marshall "Carbine" Williams, and Velma Barfield, who poisoned her mother and three other people. In all, about two dozen murder cases-some highly publicized and some not-are woven into this story about a North Carolina town in the twentieth century. Engagingly told, this book is a wonderful blend of history, lore, and murder.

Author : Ellen Elizabeth Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1003295262

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Ashley stumbles over the dead body of a real-estate investor in a local bookshop.

Author : Ellen Elizabeth Hunter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 0373267088

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While refurbishing the house of a Civil War Blockade runner, historic preservationist Ashley Wilkes becomes involved in a mystery that links the life of Captain Pettigrew with a modern-day treasure hunt, and murder.

Author : Ernest Beasley
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781456739706

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The Cape Fear River Murders by Ernest Beasley Pdf

When high school girls are being murdered and thrown into the Cape Fear River in a small Southern town, it has all the signs that a serial killer is at work .The murders go unsolved by law enforcement as local corruption and politics come into play. The scenario changes after the daughter of an influential member of the community becomes one of the murdered vicitims. Called to the scene is a somewhat middle aged, over-the-hill private insvestigator whose appearance and demeanor look nothing like your typical "TV Private Investigator." Kenneth Sadler's looks and "Good Ole Country Boy" way of doing things fail to show an abundance of experience and knowledge. Keneth's worldly maner and high moral characer are not expressed at all. Well, maybe with the exception of the fact that he attracts widow women like a magnet. He often proves that "Older is Better!" Kenneth Sadler pursues what seems to be a hometown serial killler at full speed. In his pursuit, he finds that the case is more complex than first thought. The real mystery is what makes a person a serial killer.

Author : John D. MacDonald
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812984132

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Cape Fear by John D. MacDonald Pdf

How far would you go to save your family? In John D. MacDonald’s iconic masterwork of suspense, the inspiration for not one but two Hollywood hits, a mild-mannered family is tormented by an obsessed criminal—and with the authorities powerless to protect them, they must take the law into their own hands. Introduction by Dean Koontz Sam Bowden has it all: a successful law career, a devoted wife, and three children. But a terrifying figure from Bowden’s past looms in the shadows, waiting to shatter his pristine existence. Fourteen years ago, Bowden’s testimony put Max Cady behind bars. Ever since, the convicted rapist has been nursing a grudge into an unrelenting passion for revenge. Cady has been counting the days until he is set free, desperate to destroy the man he blames for all his troubles. Now that time has come. Praise for Cape Fear “The best of [John D. MacDonald’s stand-alone] novels . . . an acute psychological study of base instinct, terror, mistakes, and raw emotion.”—Lee Child “A powerful and frightening story.”—The New York Times “Terrific suspense.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer Originally published as The Executioners

Author : Elaine Buff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1419686135

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Out With Three by Elaine Buff Pdf

A young police woman was found shot to death on exclusive Bald Head Island off North Carolina. The local DA ruled it a suicide but the evidence said otherwise. Who killed her and why did they go so far to cover it up? Read for yourself and decide what you think took place and who did it.

Author : Wanda Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Contractors
ISBN : 1928556418

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Author : Michael Cohen
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0838638511

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Murder Most Fair by Michael Cohen Pdf

The treatment of formal features is historical."--Jacket.

Author : Wanda Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1928556264

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Island Murders by Wanda Canada Pdf

Author : Kellen Blair,Joe Kinosian
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780573708343

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Murder For Two by Kellen Blair,Joe Kinosian Pdf

Officer Marcus Moscowicz is a small town policeman with dreams of making it to detective. One fateful night, shots ring out at the surprise birthday party of Great American Novelist Arthur Whitney and the writer is killed…fatally. With the nearest detective an hour away, Marcus jumps at the chance to prove his sleuthing skills—with the help of his silent partner, Lou. But whodunit? Did Dahlia Whitney, Arthur's scene-stealing wife, give him a big finish? Is Barrette Lewis, the prima ballerina, the prime suspect? Did Dr. Griff, the overly-friendly psychiatrist, make a frenemy? Marcus has only a short amount of time to find the killer and make his name before the real detective arrives… and the ice cream melts!

Author : John Dann MacDonald
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 9780449131909

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Cape Fear by John Dann MacDonald Pdf

An insane criminal threatens to destroy a family, and the police are powerless to protect them. For fourteen years convicted rapist Max Cady nursed his hatred for Sam Bowden into an insane passion for revenge. He lived only for the day he would be free -- free to track down and destroy the man who had put him behind bars. Murder was merciful compared to what Cady had in mind -- and what Cady had in mind was Bowden's innocent and lovely teenaged daughter . . . . "A powerful and frightening story." -- The New York Times

Author : John D. MacDonald
Publisher : Random House
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307826978

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Murder in the Wind by John D. MacDonald Pdf

Murder in the Wind, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. With the waters rising and the winds whipping through the sky, a hurricane of terrifying intensity is looming over Florida. Along a state highway, a handful of foolhardy souls trying to outrun the storm are forced to seek shelter in an abandoned house after discovering that a nearby bridge is out of commission. Thrown together by nothing more than chance, this disparate bunch of misfits and wanderers includes an undercover agent seeking revenge for a personal tragedy, a burgeoning criminal in over his head, a beautiful young widow trying to start over, and a businessman whose life’s work is crumbling before his eyes. Their refuge from the awesome power of nature becomes a sort of grand and grisly hotel—especially once the invisible hand of flying death descends. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald “The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King “My favorite novelist of all time.”—Dean Koontz “To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut “A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark

Author : Roger M Sobin
Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press Inc
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781615952038

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The Essential Mystery Lists by Roger M Sobin Pdf

For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.

Author : John D. MacDonald
Publisher : Random House
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307827197

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Death Trap by John D. MacDonald Pdf

Death Trap, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. As a teenage wild child, Jane Ann Paulson had earned her wicked reputation, but no one deserves the shocking death she receives. When the police find a suspect, everyone relaxes . . . everyone except for Hugh MacReedy. A construction engineer by trade, Hugh has no business investigating a murder. But he happens to owe a big debt to the innocent man they’re sending to the electric chair. And so Hugh begins to look into Jane Ann’s death, not knowing that her quiet little town is sitting on some ugly secrets, that he’s about to blow the lid off each and every one of them, and that he’s just put a very tempting target on his back. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald “The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King “My favorite novelist of all time.”—Dean Koontz “To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut “A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark

Author : Wanda Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0977003302

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