Mad Notions
Mad Notions

Author: John Lawrence Reynolds

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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A true tale of evil lurking beneath the surface of a sleepy Smoky Mountains town. In November of 1994, a black Jeep carrying the battered body of a young man plunged over the side of a cliff in the Smoky Mountains. The discovery of that body launched a criminal investigation that revealed a shocking tale of tawdry ambition, amoral sex and a spectacularly brutal murder. Shayne Mills Lovera was, on the surface, an all-American girl - beautiful, popular, and the step-daughter of a prominent man. Gatlinburg and its sister towns of Pigeon Forge and Sevierville were, on the surface, classic American small towns - pretty and God-fearing. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The towns dealt in hypocrisy and hid drug dealers and shady deaths. The girl hid a black heart and used manipulation and sex to persuade a young man to help her murder her husband. In Mad Notions, award-winning mystery writer John Lawrence Reynolds peels away the facades of the towns and their people to create a chilling portrait of the dark underbelly of the American dream. The story is as gripping as it is chilling - a fast-paced, suspenseful read destined to become a true crime classic.

The Perry's Camp Murders
The Perry's Camp Murders

Author: R. S. Allen

Publisher: Infinity Publishing

Published: 2011-04

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 074149387X

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In 1949 Charlie Perry and Josie Law were brutally murdered at Gatlinburg's first tourist court by three co-conspirators led by a cold-blooded killer seeking revenge and a 1940 Ford.

Murder in Gatlinburg
Murder in Gatlinburg

Author: Steve Demaree

Publisher:

Published: 2014-09-08

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781974680771

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When two homicide detectives retire, they are given a week at a resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee as a retirement gift. The two, who have never been on vacation are to become a part of a bus tour group. But when they arrive at their destination, one person from their group disappears, and shortly thereafter another goes missing. One of the detectives is itchy to check into the situation, while the other reminds him that they are retired. Nothing changes when they learn that one of the missing people has been murdered. This seventh book in the series is filled with sightseeing, laughs, and a good whodunit that needs to be solved.

Unsolved Disappearances in the Great Smoky Mountains
Unsolved Disappearances in the Great Smoky Mountains

Author: Juanitta Baldwin

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781880308134

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Original oral accounts from the unique people who live in the Great Smoky Mountains. They embody their distinct ideals, beliefs, values and life patterns. There is wit, surprise, and, in some cases, wisdom. You will meet real moonshiners, people who have encountered unexplained events in their everyday lives, and tales of true love. The wild isolation of the Smokies nurtured independence, and a caring spirit.

The Ballad of Laurel Springs
The Ballad of Laurel Springs

Author: Janet Beard

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-07-25

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1982151579

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"A provocative new novel by the nationally bestelling author of THE ATOMIC CITY GIRLS, about nine generations of one family in Eastern Tennessee whose women, in eerie echoes of the notorious Appalachian murder ballads made famous by singers, over more than a century, have been traumatized by acts of violence"--

The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent

Author: Bill Bryson

Publisher: Anchor Canada

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0385674562

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"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.

52 Steps to Murder
52 Steps to Murder

Author: Steve Demaree

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-02

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9781974040216

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Two homicide detectives, who detest exercise in any form, get to a crime scene only to find they have to climb fifty-two steps to get to the house's front porch, and a few more steps to get to where the victim is found. Over the next several days they check and recheck all of the evidence and get a lot more exercise before they find out who murdered the victim. And all this time someone is playing cat-and-mouse games with them. The book contains laugh-out-loud humor, interesting characters, and a tough mystery to solve.

Cemeteries of the Smokies
Cemeteries of the Smokies

Author: Joey Heath

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-05

Total Pages: 704

ISBN-13: 9780937207925

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An in-depth guide to the more than 150 cemeteries in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Includes cemetery locations, histories, list of burials, and cemetery preservation issues.

Bryson City Tales
Bryson City Tales

Author: Walt Larimore

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 2009-08-30

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0310861241

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Captivating stories of how a young doctor's first year of medical practice in the Smoky Mountains shaped his practice of life and faith. The little mountain hamlet of Bryson City, North Carolina, offers more than dazzling vistas. For Walt Larimore, a young "flatlander" physician setting up his first practice, the town presents its peculiar challenges as well. With the winsomeness of a James Herriott book, Bryson City Tales sweeps you into a world of colorful characters, the texture of Smoky Mountain life, and the warmth, humor, quirks, and struggles of a small country town. It's a world where the family doctor is also the emergency physician, the coroner, and the obstetrician, and where wilderness medicine is part of the job, search-and-rescue calls in the national forest are a way of life, and the next patient just may be somebody's livestock or pet. Bryson City Tales is the tender and insightful chronicle of a young man's rite of passage from medical student to family physician. Laughter and adventure await you in these pages, and lessons learned from Bryson City's unforgettable residents.

The Jefferson County Egan Murders
The Jefferson County Egan Murders

Author: Dave Shampine

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1625847742

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The true story of a triple murder that shocked a New York community and drew the interest of famed criminal defense attorney F. Lee Bailey. Twenty-seven-year-old Peter Egan, his wife Barbara Ann, and Peter’s younger brother Gerald were familiar to Watertown, New York, authorities long before December 31, 1964. The police suspected the brazen trio in a long string of burglaries and petty crimes. They were also under investigation by the FBI for grand theft auto. But on that New Year's night, the Egan family’s criminal career came to a violent end. All three were found with a bullet to the head at a rest stop off Interstate 81. The gruesome killings puzzled local and state police. Was it a random murder? A confrontation gone awry? Or a premeditated act of retribution by hardened criminals who feared the Egans would turn state's witness? Then, a surprise arrest was made. But when F. Lee Bailey, lawyer for the self-confessed Boston Strangler, entered the fray, the case took an unexpected twist that shrouded the murders in mystery to this day.