One death. Two detectives. And unexpected backup.A Callie Morgan and Carolina Slade crossover! (A standalone mystery)When a renowned—and now dead—travel blogger washes ashore on the banks of Indigo Plantation, Police Chief Callie Morgan of Edisto Beach agrees to head the investigation as a favor to the county sheriff, whose reasons are as questionable as the death itself. When death turns to … itself.
When death turns to murder and a watchdog from the county makes her investigation difficult, Callie reluctantly turns to Carolina Slade and Wayne Largo, vacationing agents with the Department of Agriculture. Because poison is growing on this plantation, and someone knows how to use it well.
“Page-turning…[and] edge-of-your-seat action…crisp writing and compelling storytelling. This is one you don’t want to miss!” —Carolyn Haines, USA Today bestselling author
“Her beloved protagonist, Callie, continues to delight readers as a strong, savvy, and a wee-bit-snarky police chief.”—Julie Cantrell, NY Times and USA Today bestselling author
C. HOPE CLARK has a fascination with the mystery genre and is author of the Carolina Slade Mystery Series as well as the Edisto Island Mysteries, both set in her home state of South Carolina. In her previous federal life, she performed administrative investigations and married the agent she met on a bribery investigation. She enjoys nothing more than editing her books on the back porch with him, overlooking the lake, with bourbons in hand. She can be found either on the banks of Lake Murray or Edisto Beach with one or two dachshunds in her lap. Hope is also editor of the award-winning FundsforWriters.com.
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This is my first book by C. Hope Clark and I’m officially hooked!! I can’t wait to find more to get lost in and the best part is it was set in my home state, South Carolina!!
Dying on Edisto by C. Hope Clark is set on Edisto Island and it brings her two series, Carolina Slade and Edisto Mysteries, together in one wonderfully written story. If you’ve never read anything by this author than I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoy’s mysteries or not.
C. Hope Clark’s Dying on Edisto is finally here and boy, is it riveting! As a reader who is familiar with both characters (with a personal preference for Callie), I couldn’t wait to see how Edisto Police Chief Callie Morgan reacts to her first meeting with Carolina Slade and it is totally unexpected. This isn’t Hollywood, so her response is very human and I am sure we can all relate. Once again, I am swept into the page and I can feel the cool ocean breezes and the hot sun on my back, sweat beading on my forehead. I wouldn’t recommend reading this on an empty stomach though, because you can literally smell and taste the food enough to make your mouth water. The plot will seem very similar to all readers and this familiarity is what draws you in! It is like a girl’s night out on a case as you follow Callie in the third person and become Slade in the first person. I think this back and forth between characters was subtle, pretty true to character, didn’t detract from the story, and added more depth to the plot. Not to mention, Wayne Largo was there. Need I say more? The secondary characters are also described well and we either want to see them again or are glad to see them leave. I always look forward to what happens in the end and how everything ties together for better or worse. You don’t read too many books like this which leave such a lasting impression! All in all, I think everyone will enjoy this book. You might even find yourself wanting to visit Edisto one day…Dying on Edisto (The Edisto Island Mysteries Book 5)
Dying in Edisto is an entertaining mystery novel set on Edisto, one of the South Carolina Atlantic Islands. We have Callie Morgan, Chief of Police of Edisto Beach, a small woman reeling from recent heartbreak but doing all she can to keep her people safe and happy. There are Carolina Slade and her sidekick Wayne Largo, both federal employees in the U.S. Department of Agriculture segment of government vacationing for a week at Indigo, a new resort on nearby Edisto Beach. Then we have Callie’s neighbor, Sophie Bianchi, a yoga instructor, and self-proclaimed spiritual guide. All quirky, confident adults with good instincts and the need to serve, this crew and their awesome support group on Edisto Island fight the good fight. And we are going to need them all, these good guys when the coroner calls it murder.
Dying on Edisto is the fifth of the Edisto Island Mysteries books, but completely stand alone. Ms. Clark has a couple of mystery series – this one combines the primary protagonist of the Carolina Slade Mysteries with the Edisto Island Mysteries cast, for an interesting mix-up. I will need to read all of both before I can be satisfied now that I’ve gotten the fever.
I am pleased to recommend C. Hope Clark to friends and family. Her descriptive passages put you on these islands she so obviously loves, and her protagonists are special, flaws and all.
I received a free electronic copy of this mystery novel from Netgalley, C. Hope Clark, and Bell Bridge Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.
When I received my review copy of Dying on Edisto, I was excited to learn what Police Chief Callie Jean Morgan had been doing in my absence from her neck of the woods on Edisto Beach in the South Carolina Low country. The protagonist is a seasoned character whose strengths and weaknesses evolve with each book in the series making her likeable and believable. Callie’s frustrations with her career, her past wounds and loves live beyond the pages.
The book opens with an opportunity to soak in the finely drawn characters , detailed settings and rich plot. Readers approach feeling clothes-soaking humidity and anticipating a cool swim and icy drink. Buzzing and hungry insects accompany their trek through roadside vegetation as they search for an old oak tree that measures some six feet in diameter and offers a canopy of amazing shade.
Meanwhile a master craftsman combines the elements of mystery into fast-paced action as Callie must decide who killed the food critic/travel blogger few people liked. Suspects run the gambit from a deputy who fights her search for justice, the owner of the refurbished Indigo Plantation Resort, or the infamous pirate claiming kinship to Blackbeard. Having her back in this lonesome task is an unusual couple from the Dept. of Agriculture vacationing at Indigo where the crime occurred. I appreciate C. Hope Clark’s effort to bring us a well-crafted book, well written and well plotted. No reason why one day we won’t see her on the Best Seller List!!!
When a body is found floating in the water, Carolina Slade (from the Carolina Slade series by Ms. Clark) calls it to the attention of her boyfriend, Senior Special Agent Wayne Largo. While Carolina keeps watch over the body to make sure no one disturbs the scene (and to make sure the body does not float away), Wayne contacts the police. The body is identified as a travel writer who has a reputation for staying under the radar and writing very unkind reviews. Was this why he was killed? Police Chief Callie Morgan of Edisto Beach along with Deputy Don Raysor of the Colleton Sheriff’s Office happen to be at the Indigo Plantation when the body is found. Although the sheriff has jurisdiction over the crime, he asks that Callie head the investigation. Working with the detective, who thought the case was his, has made the investigation even more difficult. Callie will have her work cut out for her once the true cause of death is determined. I enjoyed the mystery, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the Carolina Slade series. I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
Having read and very much enjoyed both the Carolina Slade and Edisto series, I was eager to see where Ms. Clark would go when these two very different ladies met and I was not disappointed. Her use of point of view to see Callie Jean Morgan through the eyes of Carolina Slade and vice versa added spice to the story as we got to see both women in very different ways than we had before in their individual series. The story itself was well plotted and full of twists and turns with an ending I never saw coming. It was also fun to see Wayne, Slade’s “Lawman” as people other than Slade see him. He’s such an interesting character and we got to see more of his personality, and charm in Dying on Edisto. Every pivotal character in this story was so well drawn and interesting I felt like I was on the case with Callie and Slade and I didn’t want to put the book down. Snap this book up as soon as it is out and you won’t be disappointed