Books written by Cathy Pickens

  • Southern Fried

    Avery Andres has just been downsized from her job in a law office in a North Carolina city and has returned to her small home town to lick her wounds and consider, with hesitation, trying to set up a law practice there.

  • Can't Never Tell: A Southern Fried Mystery

    Tuesday Morning I'd driven up to the lake Wednesday evening, then driven straight back to town. The endless buzz of Jet Skis and the squeals of laughter and the constant chatter of picnic preparations at almost every cabin drove me back ...

  • Hog Wild

    Rather than drive the distance to my grandfather's old lake cabin , I decided to shower and dress at my parents ' house before dinner at Runion's . That would give me some extra time to make a couple of detours .

  • 27 Views of Charlotte: The Queen City in Prose & Poetry

    ... she is the author of four books and many other publications. she writes fiction under the pen name Makuchi. “woman of the lake,” her short story about the 1986 lake Nyos disaster that wiped out entire communities in Cameroon, ...

  • Triangle True Crime Stories

    Lake. Pleasant. Bodies. Case. Attorneys who staunchly defend their clients' rights are seldom seen as heroes. After all, their clients are at least suspected of doing something wrong.

  • Triangle True Crime Stories

    Owens, Adam. “Crime-Fighting Website Helped Crack Nash Cold Case Murder.” WRAL, October 25, 2019. https://www.wral.com/crimefighting-website-helped-crack-nash-cold-case-murder/18721677. Rodriguez, Gloria, Joel Brown and Ana Rivera.

  • True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina

    But that was only one of the activities that set him on society's margin despite his family connections. In 1865, he had been charged with shooting Caleb Owens in the forehead, killing him instantly.

  • Charlotte True Crime Stories: Notorious Cases from Fraud to Serial Killing

    This collection of headline stories features violent motorcycle gangs, crusading mothers, a fraudster who claimed a president was poisoned by his wife, a serial killer who broke all the rules and even a man who made Bigfoot.

  • True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina

    Mystery author Cathy Pickens details an assortment of quirky cases, including a duo of poisoning cases more than one hundred years apart, a band of folk hero swamp outlaws, sex swingers and a couple of mummies.

  • True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina

    Crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist's eye to the Upstate's real crime stories and the international headlines and the little-known tales that define the sinister--and quirky--side of her home state.

  • True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina

    Other books from Cathy Pickens and The History Press include: Charleston Mysteries Charlotte True Crime Stories Triangle True Crime Stories True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina Visit ...

  • True Crime Stories of Western North Carolina

    Hattaway told Gamboa he had to come up with $120,000 for his share of the drugs the gang had brought to Asheville. ... Hattaway's concerns about the transcript and the Moffitt Branch case were mysteries to Joe, but playing the role of ...

  • Hush My Mouth: A Southern Fried Mystery

    Hush My Mouth offers an original blend of humor and mystery, peppered with quirky characters and boasting a decidedly Southern flavor.

  • True Crime Stories of Upstate South Carolina

    Crime writer Cathy Pickens brings a novelist's eye to the Upstate's real crime stories and the international headlines and the little-known tales that define the sinister--and quirky--side of her home state.

  • Charleston Mysteries: Ghostly Haunts in the Holy City

    Let this book be your guide as you explore twenty-four haunted spots in the Holy City, including the Old Exchange, St. Philip's, the Market and the heart of the historic district.

  • Southern Fried

    Attorney Avery Andrews left her BMW behind in Columbia, South Carolina, along with her job at a high-powered law firm.

  • Can't Never Tell: A Southern Fried Mystery

    The discovery of a real skeleton inside a carnival fright-house mannequin and the seemingly accidental death of a local faculty wife during a picnic send attorney Avery Andrews on a quest to unravel a very cold homicide case and a recent ...