A dead federal agent and Lowcountry secrets stir up a hornet’s nest. . .A Carolina Slade and Callie Morgan crossover!(A stand-alone mystery)Carolina Slade’s long awaited engagement is put on hold as Senior Special Agent Wayne Largo leads the manhunt for his missing partner—a naïve fresh recruit, who may have jumped the gun on an investigation from Slade’s case load. When the agent is found dead … dead next door to the jurisdiction of friend and Edisto Beach Police Chief Callie Morgan, Slade calls in a favor to add support for Wayne’s investigation. Soon the two women are hip-deep in the secrets, black water swamp land, and farms of the Salkehatchie region.And anyone attempting to uncover those secrets gambles with their life.Author Bio: Author C. Hope Clark, an award-winning writer of two mystery series (Carolina Slade and the Edisto Island mysteries), founded FundsforWriters.com, which Writer’s Digest has recognized in its annual 101 Best Web Sites for Writers for almost two decades. Hope is married to a 30-year veteran of federal law enforcement, a Senior Special Agent, now a private investigator. They live in South Carolina, on the banks of Lake Murray. Hope is ever hard at work on the next novel, and you can visit her at chopeclark.com
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I’ve already come to know and love Police Chief Callie Morgan. In Salkehatchie Secret I’m getting to know Carolina Slade. I love the friendship the two have developed—and I love the two series crossover.
This story, though! Seriously, y’all!!
Newbie Jasmine rubbed me wrong—too sure of herself and cocky. Honestly, I began to wonder if she was investigating or involved…
St. Clair Simmons was a piece of work, and like Jasmine, I couldn’t decide how much he was guilty of…
There’s a regular line-up of suspects and red herrings, and besides the one [SPOILER] that I figured out (and I wasn’t sure so sure of that) identifying the killer—indeed, determining if it was actually murder—was a nearly impossible task.
This reader may have developed a small reader-crush on Special Agent Wayne Largo. His attention to and patience with Slade is hard to come by. And his proposal was heart melting. That the two of them worked the case together threw some serious hurdles in their investigative path, and put their relationship in the hot seat.
And Slade. I admire her determination and dedication, to her job and to the people in her life. I met her briefly in Dying on Edisto, when she first met Callie. I like the way she works and look forward to catching up on all the books in the Carolina Slade series.
Ms. Clark tugs and pulls at her characters, bringing out (beating) both the worst and best in them. She has twisted this story with every page all the way to the totally unexpected ending!
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I received a complimentary copy of this book, but was under no obligation to read the book or to post a review. I offer my review of my own free will. The opinions expressed in my review are my honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
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If you love a great mystery with murder and a little (or a lot) of mayhem that is set in Low Country then Salkehatchie Secret by C Hope Clark is the book for you. I love both her series but I really love when she brings them together as she did with this story. I highly recommend to anyone wether you’ve read any of her other books or not.
Salkehatchie Secret by C. Hope Clark is the latest in The Carolina Slade Mysteries #5 and is another hit. Enjoyable story line. Wonderful characters. Multiple story lines. Would definitely recommend.
Salkehatchie Secret by C. Hope Clark is one of those books that you read for a few minutes and the clock reads two hours later. The storyline is riveting, keeping you engaged much longer than you anticipated because you can’t stop turning the pages. Carolina Slade is someone you don’t want to underestimate. She is smart, courageous, and doesn’t like to sit around while the boys do all the work. Special Agent Wayne Largo is sexy and manly and what dreams are made of in a partner for life. Slade and Wayne want to spend their lives together, but the world had other plans for them. It all happened one fateful night before an investigation into St. Clair Simmons’s failed farming venture. There is a death, a shooting, and a secret within the farmer’s compound. This farm’s location brings in Chief Callie Morgan and Deputy Don Raysor, whom we all know and love. Callie and Slade continue to strengthen their female bond as they are thrown into the case with a lot of questions and little answers. I love their shared moments of wisdom and advice. The setting is mostly nighttime, which sets the mood as being very dark and somber. The description of the scenes is always spot on. I always felt right there when the action occurred and wanted to give my two cents to the characters. The only thing I wished to see more of is Slade and Wayne together. I know it is part of their job to be apart and adds to the plot, but I wanted to see them interact more and really get to the depth of their feelings with each other. Even if they showed emotions differently. Maybe this will happen in future novels. Speaking of that, I CANNOT wait to read the next one. I highly recommend this book to anyone who needs an escape from the world for a few hours or days.
C.Hope Clark is a great writer and in this latest book she brought her two main characters together again in the page turning story! Keeps you on the edge of your seat! She is very talented author! Was privileged to meet her at Edisto Book store. She is one of my all time favorite authors! Always anxious for her new books to come out!!