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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 2012
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
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Full Series List in Order

A Carolina Slade Mystery

1 - Lowcountry Bribe (Feb-2012)
2 - Tidewater Murder (Apr-2013)
3 - Palmetto Poison (Feb-2014)
4 - Newberry Sin (Apr-2018)
5 - Salkehatchie Secret (May-2020)

A Craven County Mystery

1 - Murdered in Craven (Dec-2021)
2 - Burned in Craven (Dec-2021)
3 - Craven County Line (Aug-2023)

An Edisto Island Mystery

1 - Murder on Edisto (Sep-2014)
2 - Edisto Jinx (Oct-2015)
3 - Echoes of Edisto (Aug-2016)
4 - Edisto Stranger (May-2017)
5 - Dying on Edisto (Mar-2019)
6 - Edisto Tidings (Oct-2019)
7 - Reunion on Edisto (Apr-2021)
8 - Edisto Heat (May-2022)
9 - Badge of Edisto (Nov-2022)

Book List in Order: 18 titles



  • A killer wants to make certain she buys the farm. Threats, a missing boss, a very dead co-worker, a high-level investigation and a sinister hog farmer: Lowcountry Ag Department manager Carolina Slade is a bean-counting civil servant in hot water....



  • In the deep waters off the coast of Beaufort, South Carolina, corpses are turning up faster than dolphins chasing a shrimp boat . . .   When federal agricultural investigator Carolina Slade’s best friend is suspected of embezzlement and fraud ...



  • Are peanuts capable of murder? Carolina Slade will bust this shell game. Big money, big politics, crime, greed, and big fa...



  • A big city detective. A lowcountry murder.Peace, safety, a place to grieve and heal. After her husband is murdered by the Russian mob, Boston detective Callie Jean Morgan comes home to her family's cottage in South Carolina. There, she can keep their...



  • "A phenomenal read."--Sharon Sala, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authorIs it a flesh and blood killer--or restless spirits?According to Sophie the psychic, beautiful Edisto Beach becomes a hotbed of troublemaking spirits every August. But ...



  • "A phenomenal read from beginning to end." Sharon Sala, bestselling author, about Edisto Jinx Murder came in with the tide . . . Edisto Island is a paradise where people escape from the mainstream world. Yet for newly sworn-in Edisto Police Chief Cal...



  • A cold case heats up . . . A dead man in Big Bay Creek, spring break, and a rogue FBI agent would be enough to drive Chief Callie Jean Morgan to drink . . . if she hadn't already quietly crawled inside a bottle of gin to drown her sorrows over a life...



  • EPIC Award Winning Series

    “Author C. Hope Clark brings to life . . . endearing and strong-minded characters that linger in your mind long after the last page is turned.” -- New York Times bestselling author Karen White

    Beneath an i...



  • One death. Two detectives. And unexpected backup.
    A Callie Morgan and Carolina Slade crossover! (A standalone mystery)

    When a renowned -- and now dead -- travel blogger washes ashore on the banks of Indigo Plantation, Police Chief Callie...






  • When the discovery of a body on a vacant lot puts an end to Police Chief Callie Morgan’s surprise birthday party, Christmas week loses some of its charm. Not only does she know the dead man, he’s a relation . . . of sorts.

    Soon she’s j...



  • 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 manhun...



  • Planning a reunion is going to get someone killed...Edisto Beach Police Chief Callie Morgan has no desire to relive her senior year and the nightmare of a murder and a suicide that shook her high school to its core. But when the reunion committee con...



  • Hope Clark's books have been honored as winners of the Epic Award, Silver Falchion Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, and the Imadjinn Award for mysteryNever short of rich characters and timely twists, this new series will keep the pages turning. &...



  • Hope Clark's books have been honored as winners of the Epic Award, Silver Falchion Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, and the Imadjinn Award for mysteryNever short of rich characters and timely twists, this new series will keep the pages turning. &...




  • A Callie Morgan and Carolina Slade crossover! (A standalone mystery)Regret has become ex-Police Chief Callie Jean Morgan's constant companion. Her half-assed, good ol' boy replacement in the town of Edisto deepens her guilt at having abandoned her ci...



  • In the blink of an eye...Quinn Sterling-part-time investigator and owner of Sterling Farms-expected the day to go well. Expected all of Craven County to put in an appearance at the much-anticipated, annual Fourth of July celebration on the farm groun...



  • When a storm blows out power to half the beach, all hell breaks loose.Edisto Beach Police Chief Callie Morgan is called to investigate a break-in at El Marko's, the restaurant owned by the man who's unexpectedly become a real part of her life. Then s...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

C. Hope Clark has published 18 books.

C. Hope Clark does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Edisto Bullet, was published in December 2023.

The first book by C. Hope Clark, Lowcountry Bribe, was published in February 2012.

Yes. C. Hope Clark has 3 series.