Salkehatchie Secret — C. Hope Clark

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 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