Oconee Spirit Press: 35 books

When Chief of Detectives Shiloh Tempest is temporarily put in charge of the Knox County Sheriff’s Department, he is given a single, facetious instruction: Don’t arrest the mayor. And then the mayor’s wife is shot to death in their home, with the mayor’s own gun. A dedicated cop but...

Miranda Breitner thinks her past is behind her when she opens the B&B that is meant to be the start of her new life, but murder and her long-ago secret threaten everything--including her life! Murder in the Melting Pot is a riveting tale from WILLA Award Winner Jane Isenberg

 Have you ever looked at anything and felt like laughing out loud – while no one else around you saw the humor? Do you find it odd that there are more plastic flamingos in America than the real thing? Does it seem strange to you that the great schism between Christianity in the East...

“The back door slammed shut again and footsteps once more thudded across the floor.  I braced myself, but the shots I expected were not fired. Dear God, I found myself praying silently, I don’t want to die now and I don’t want to kill this man. It had been a long time since I prayed.”...

When the butchered body of a former police officer is found beside Knoxville’s Sunsphere, Shiloh Tempest, Knox County Chief of Detectives,  is drawn to investigate the brutal murder of his long-time friend . Following every lead, Tempest finds suspects across the board -- from university professors...

Carolyn Hart is best known for her cozy mysteries – the Death on Demand, Bailey Ruth Raeburn, and Henrie O books—but long before she captured readers with those bestsellers, she wrote stand-alone suspense novels. Peril Off Padre is the first of her thrilling suspense tales for adults. More...

People keep disappearing from Twin Elms Inn, and innkeeper Kate Yancy must cope with a beauty-queen chambermaid, a religious-fanatic cook, a handful of eccentric guests, and a yard full of reporters. As the tiny town of Jesus Creek prepares for a Sesquicentennial celebration, murder becomes...

After the disastrous Northfield Raid, Jesse James began a new life in Tennessee. The man known to those in the Plant community as Mr. Howard was kind, generous, and timid. When the circuit preacher couldn't make it to town, Jesse sometimes preached the sermon. Once in a while, he may have ridden over...

In 1966, Kay Emory is a gentle and respectable antiques dealer; not even her closest friends know about the long-ago life she tries to forget. But when a business trip to London exposes her to a ruthless killer that only she can identify, Kay must call upon the deadly skills gained in her secret past to save herself and those she loves.

From the author: “When one of my series detectives sets out to discover who committed murder, she really wants to discover what fractured the relationships of the characters…what went wrong in these people’s lives…. It always comes down to basic human failings: green, anger, lust, cruelty,...

Originally published in 1964, bestselling author Carolyn Hart’s young adult mystery novel  will appeal to everyone who loved the adventures of Nancy Drew.   Sally Warren, Tish Howard, and Tish’s brother, Mike, are three high-energy teens in a sleepy academic town that...