NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Award-winning writer Randy Overbeck will celebrate the launch of his latest mystery, Blood on the Chesapeake, with a book signing at The Robert Morris Inn (314 North Morris Street, Oxford, MD 21654) on Friday, April 12, 2019 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public.
A standout novel of suspense that takes place on the Chesapeake Bay, Blood on the Chesapeake, is a spellbinding tale about lies, secrets—and what happens when past and present collide. In Blood on the Chesapeake, protagonist Darrell Henshaw, a high school history teacher and football coach, is looking to make a fresh start in life. And what better place than charming, picturesque Wilshire, Maryland? Unfortunately, it seems like the past won’t let him go. Expect the unexpected in this spirited, suspenseful tale.
Blood on the Chesapeake has garnered high advance praise:
“Timely and original…genuinely entertaining.” —Hank Phillippi Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Trust Me
“A tale to be savored in a darkened room, with an eye to all the possibilities lurking just out of sight. “—William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author of Desolation Mountain
“Absorbing and genuinely creepy” — Zoë Sharp, author of Dancing on the Grave
“Spooky, atmospheric…a page turner” —James R. Benn, author of Solemn Graves
Blood on the Chesapeake is a smart, edge-of-the-seat tale that will leave readers turning pages. With its imaginative premise, inventive plotting, intriguing supernatural storyline, and to-die-for setting, Blood on the Chesapeake is mesmerizing.
Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, writer and speaker. Overbeck’s 30 plus years’ experience—from teacher to college professor to school leader–informs his novels, which unfold in the familiar confines of the schoolhouse, though with some very unfamiliar intruders, from terrorists to ghosts. Overbeck earned raves for his debut novel, Leave No Child Behind, which was awarded the Silver Award for Thriller of the Year, in the Readers’ Favorite Awards. Overbeck is also a sought-after speaker, having presented to audiences large and small, including over 150 clubs and organizations across the country. Currently at work on the second book in the Haunted Shores mystery series, Randy Overbeck lives in Ohio. Visit him online at: www.authorrandyoverbeck.com
Published by The Wild Rose Press in trade paper (ISBN: 978-1-5092-2328-2, 409 pages $18.98) and eBook ($4.99) editions, Blood on the Chesapeake will be available wherever fine books are sold on April 10, 2019. The Wild Rose Press (www.thewildrosepress.com) is an independent fiction publisher based in New York.