Author C. Hope Clark brings to life the uniqueness that is Edisto, peppering the island with endearing and strong-minded characters that linger in your mind long after the last page. —Karen White, NY Times Bestselling Author

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Edisto Lethal

A family feud turns deadly.

Edisto LethalBook 14 in The Edisto Island Mysteries
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The Poe family (yes, that Poe) celebrates the matron's eightieth birthday at Edisto Beach. But in a macabre sense of legacy, the members assume a vengeful script of poisonous tricks as they vie for a place in grandmother's Will.

When the grandson is poisoned, Edisto Beach Police Chief Callâ€Ķ

Hidden on Edisto..

Vigilante justice threatens the law.

Hidden on Edisto..Book 13 in The Edisto Island Mysteries
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With burglaries at one end of the town and CBD store protests on the other, Police Chief Callie Jean Morgan is stretched thin juggling small time crime on Edisto Beach. But someone stops the burglaries ahead of her, someone whose methods remind her of a man all too familiar. Vigilante justice onâ€Ķ

Edisto Storm

What Callie discovers in the middle of a hurricane will put them all at risk.

Edisto StormBook 12 in The Edisto Island Mysteries
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Ordinarily Chief Callie Morgan would have more than a passing interest in the kidnapping of a young girl from the same Charleston college attended by her son. But with a hurricane bearing down on Edisto Island, she has more than enough on her plate getting everyone she can off the beach—includinâ€Ķ

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The Edisto Island Mysteries

Far out on the edge of South Carolina lies an age-old sea island named Edisto where Chief Callie Jean Morgan strives to keep crime at bay, or at least under the radar ofâ€Ķ

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The Carolina Slade Mysteries

My signature line reads Carolina Slade, United States Department of Agriculture, South Carolina. My job makes for stories the average urban dweller would neverâ€Ķ

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The Craven County Mysteries

Quinn Sterling is the last remaining heir of the oldest family in the oldest county in the state of South Carolina. Leaving the burden of running a pecan plantation toâ€Ķ

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About C. Hope Clark

C. Hope Clark thrives on mystery and writes from Lake Murray and Edisto Beach in her beloved South Carolina, alongside her federal agent husband she met on a bribery investigation. Bourbon in hand, water on the horizon, she spins tales of serious, hard-nosed female sleuths. Hope also motivates writers to step up to their careers and is founder of FundsforWriters.com , awarded 101 Best Websites for Writers by Writer's Digest Magazine each year for over two decades. Her weekly publications reaâ€Ķ

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Upcoming Events

SC Library Conference

Lunch speaker with the state's librarians as they enjoy a two-day conference at the Convention Cenâ€Ķ Learn More

Holiday Market
Saturday, Nov 21, 2026

This will be Hope's fourth appearance at the Irmo Chapin Rec Commission's annual Holiday Market, sâ€Ķ Learn More

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