Wilmington, N.C Mystery Books In Publication Order
- Murder on the Ghost Walk (2003)
- Murder on the Candlelight Tour (2003)
- Murder at the Azalea Festival (2004)
- Murder at Wrightsville Beach (2005)
- Murder On The ICW (2006)
- Christmas Wedding (2007)
- Murder on the Cape Fear (2007)
- Murder at the Bellamy Mansion (2010)
- Murder at the Holiday Flotilla (2010)
- Much Ado About Murder (2012)
Standalone Novels In Publication Order
- Dead Ringer (2011)
- Lady Justice (2011)
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Ellen Elizabeth Hunter Books Overview
Murder on the Ghost Walk
Home to some of the Old South’s most famous ghost walks, historic Wilmington’s ‘haunted’ mansions delight thrill seekers and the curious alike. For Ashley Wilkes, newly commissioned to work as historic preservationist on one of Orange Street’s stunning antebellum homes, it’s not ghosts she tangles with, but actual dead bodies.
Murder on the Candlelight Tour
As one of Wilmington’s most enthusiastic historical preservations, Ashley Wilkes is thrilled when her Victorian home makes the annual Candlelight Tour. Unfortunately, the glowing romantic perfection of her old Southern gem is spoiled by the dead body sprawled next to the fireplace.
Murder at the Azalea Festival
Traditional mystery set in Wilmington, NC. In Wilmington, the azaleas are blooming, the dogwoods are flowering, and the bodies are dropping faster than cherry blossoms on a windy day. But it’s spring, and Ashley Wilkes, historic preservationist, is much too distracted by love to give a thought to recent homicides, until one occurs at a garden party where she’s a guest.
Murder On The ICW
‘The mix of old and new continues to intrigue Wilmingon, North Carolina, historic preservationist Ashley Wilkes, especially with the discovery of a decades old murder. The skeletal remains of a Prohibition era federal agent are found buried beneath the rubble of an old moonshine operation in a hunting lodge Ashley plans to renovate. But this mysterious bit of history mirrors something infinitely more dramatic and dangerous in Ashley’s personal life: the bodies of young, healthy men who all have one thing in common…
Ashley’s gorgeous sister, Melanie. Police suspect her man magnet sister is a killer, but Ashley’s innate ability to reconstruct the past tells of a motive that runs much deeper. As she pushes to find out who is killing the swinging bachelors of Wilmington, she tangles with a killer with enough dark history and blood on his hands to paint the town and Ashley’s short lived future red.
Christmas Wedding
Product Details ISBN: 0975540467 ISBN 13: 9780975540466 Format: Paperback Publisher: Magnolia Mysteries Pub. Date: November 2007
Murder on the Cape Fear
Originally published by Magnolia Mysteries in 2007. An historic preservationist connects a modern day murder to the missing bounty of a Civil War Captain.
Murder at the Bellamy Mansion
When Ashley Wilkes, historic preservationist, and her husband Jon volunteer to restore the belvedere atop the Bellamy Mansion, they have no idea the restoration project will unleash a rash of bizarre murders. First, their general contractor is wounded by a sharp shooter from a fifth floor window at the Carolina Apartments. Then a guest dies mysteriously at a fund raiser. And a body is found floating in the old cistern. The police are baffled. If the belvedere is ever to be restored, Ashley will just have to catch the murderer herself and get her project back on schedule. Unless, of course, the murderer catches Ashley first! Best mystery series portraying Wilmington NC Spirit Southwest Airlines Magazine ‘Hunter’s Fascination with historic Wilmington is evident in the descriptions, and her list of murder suspects will keep the reader guessing until the end.’ Our State Magazine ‘Hunter sets her historical preservationist sleuth Ashley Wilkes on another agreeably diverting mission in Murder on the ICW’ Raleigh News and Observer ‘Crumbling brinks and rotting floorboards are the least of Ashley’s problems. Corpses turn up in the most in convenient places.’ Our State Magazine ‘I Enjoy reading Hunter’s delightful mysteries because they transport me to the most intriguing places in historic Wilmington.’ Chris Roerden, author, Agatha Award Winner, Don’t Murder Your Mystery
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