Ellen is the author of Magnolia Mysteries, a series set
in the greater Wilmington area. She has a B.A. in English
from New York University. Ellen restored two homes, a 1905
farm house in New Jersey, and a 1925 Georgian Revival in
North Carolina, in addition to working on restorations to
the 1898 Fabbri mansion in New York City.
Murder
on the Cape Fear
This
sixth book in Ellen Elizabeth Hunter’s popular Wilmington
series is set in the Historic District where Ashley Wilkes,
historic preservationist, is restoring a former blockade
runner’s home. Captain Pettigrew ran the blockade
successfully before he and his ship disappeared during the
final days of the Civil War. Letters found in the captain’s
house narrate his adventures in his own words. As Ashley’s
sister Melanie hosts a real estate investors’ weekend,
Ashley stumbles over a corpse at Two Sisters Bookery. Then
a terrorist threatens to blow up Memorial Bridge at the
height of rush hour and Ashley’s beloved Wilmington
is thrown into panic and chaos!
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