Insurance fraud investigator Charles Stone heads off on an assignment that he believes is a piece of cake. Little does he know it could end up costing him his life.

Blind psychic Sherry Moore's world is turned upside down when she unexpectedly gains the ability to see. When given the choice of retaining her sight or regaining her psychic abilities, which will she choose?

A search for a missing treasure connected with the infamous pirate Blackbeard leads Theodosia on a quest to stop yet another murder while finding a possible new love interest.

A grandfather and father disappeared decades apart leaving a family with many questions. In the meantime, a detective investigates a domestic abuse complaint although the victim refuses to cooperate and has now disappeared.

Kinsey Millhone heads out of town seeking to solve a 34-year-old cold case, and hoping to provide closure for a troubled woman.

Forensic and criminal behavioral expert Dub Walker must track down a couple suspected of killing the man who brutally murdered their seven-year-old son.

When a number of New York neighborhood coffee houses are torched, investigators do not believe the fires are related. Clare Cosi, manager of the Village Blend, believes otherwise and begins her own investigation.

When white crosses appear by the side of area roads listing the date of death in the near future, body-language expert Kathryn Dance must find the killer before he strikes again.

When Anne Marshall's college professor is killed in a hit-and-run police blame on his alcoholic wife, Anne, with help from friends in her law school study group, begins her own investigation.

This guest article is an interesting tale of how two writers brought the Cape Fear Crime Festival back to Wilmington, NC. Includes upcoming festival information.