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DEAD RIGHT RETURNING
—A Harrison Weaver Mystery (#5)
Author: Joseph L.S. Terrell
First Edition
5.5"x8.5" Trade Paperback
Retail: $14.95US
ISBN 978-1-62268-079-5 print
ISBN 978-1-62268-080-1 ebook
LCCN 2015940964

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.

Praise for the Harrison Weaver Mysteries

"With Ernest Hemingway as his own personal muse, Joseph L.S. Terrell's Harrison Weaver series are delightful cozy mysteries taking place on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where he has lived for quite a while. As soon as you begin reading, you realize you know each of the characters personally. The dialogue and suspense make these books hard to put down, so be prepared for a long night of intriguing reading."
—David R. Tanis, author of the Hamish O'Halloran Books

Undertow of Vengeance, Joseph Terrell's fourth thriller in the Harrison Weaver crime writer series, and set in North Carolina's Outer Banks, is a knockout. With the deadpan savvy delivery of Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade and the clipped declarative sentences of Dashiell Hammett, this volume, like its predecessors, reaches out in the very first sentence, grabs you by the lapels, and never lets up.
—Joseph Bathanti, North Carolina Poet Laureate

Smooth writing from an eloquent storyteller goes down like fine scotch. Undertow of Vengeance is a keeper.
—Maggie Toussaint, Author, Cleopatra Jones Mysteries

"Every once in a while I'll pick up a book and from the first sentence, I'm engaged. Written with an extraordinary eye for detail yet in the sparse language of the journalist he once was, Terrell's novel is filled with wonderful dialogue, believable characters and just enough plot twists to keep the reader turning pages."
—Kip Tabb, Editor, North Beach Sun

"Joe Terrell gets the Outer Banks just right, from crashing surf to the sordid crimes behind the tourism façade, to a thoughtful sleuth who can throw a punch and make a mean sweet tea."
—David Healey, Author, The House That Went Down With The Ship

"A smart, savvy combination of who-done-it and police procedural."
—Kathryn R. Wall, Author, the Bay Tanner Mysteries

About the Author >>>

Author photo by: Christopher Terrell

Joseph L.S. Terrell makes his home on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, his native state, where he continues the craft of fiction-writing—with a little fishing, golfing and boating thrown in.

Website: www.josephterrellwriter.com.

Books by Joseph L.S. Terrell:

Jonathan Clayton Novels
THE OTHER SIDE OF SILENCE
LEARNING TO SLOW DANCE

Harrison Weaver Mysteries
TIDE OF DARKNESS
OVERWASH OF EVIL
NOT OUR KIND OF KILLING
UNDERTOW OF VENGEANCE
DEAD RIGHT RETURNING
THE LAST BLUE NOON IN MAY

Community Theater Mysteries
THE SERPENTINE FLOWER

Stand Alones
A TIME OF MUSIC, A TIME OF MAGIC
A NEUROTIC'S GUIDE TO SANE LIVING

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