Edenton, North Carolina, Setting for New Mystery/Thriller Novel

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - June 27, 2016 - PRLog -- Former Police Detective Sam McClellan and his mechanically inclined, curse-spewing sassy sidekick Molly Monroe are back after their first explosive adventure, Deceived (released 2015). This time in the second in the Sam McClellan Tales series, they set out to prove Sam's Aunt Lou is not the murderer of her next-door neighbor/fiancé who died mysteriously in the pretty little North Carolina town of Edenton. Their budding relationship could be sidetracked by a curvaceous real estate agent, while a vengeful land developer schemes to get what he feels is rightfully his. With heightened tempers and small-town rumors swarming around them like an angry hive of bees, can Sam and Molly stay focused on the case and keep Aunt Lou safe from a prowling stranger?

This is the premise of North Carolina novelist Laura S. Wharton's new mystery for adults, Stung: A Sam McClellan Tale. Stung is Wharton's ninth novel, and is set in lovely Edenton where Wharton lived for a time. Wharton's other award-winning titles, include Deceived, In Julia's Garden, Leaving Lukens, The Pirate's Bastard, the popular children's Mystery at the Lake House series, and others. Signed copies of Stung are available through Wharton's website, www.LauraWhartonBooks.com, and through independent booksellers and online retailers. It is also available online for e-book fans.

Referred to as the American P.D. James, Laura S. Wharton is the author of award-winning adventure and mystery novels, including In Julia's Garden: A Lily McGuire Mystery, The Pirate's Bastard, Leaving Lukens, and the first critically acclaimed Sam McClellan Tale, Deceived. Wharton also is the author of books for children, including the popular award-winning Mystery at the Lake House series and others. Her many years of coastal sailing and working on boats fuel this series. Her books involve adventure, fun, a little history, and sailboats. (She is a recovering sailor who could backslide at any moment!) Wharton lives with her husband and son in the Triad region of North Carolina.