New Book Release from Fireship Press - "Tempest on the Outer Banks"
A prodigal’s homecoming is interrupted by a murder and the mass drownings of watermen in the graveyard of the Atlantic.
Tucson, AZ, August 27, 2020 --(PR.com)-- After fifteen years working on the mainland, Kurt Salter returns to his boyhood home on Croatan Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The bustling village of his youth, fueled by a menhaden reduction factory, has faded into an economic torpor after the closing of the plant. All Salter wants is to find some peace of mind and a place to pursue his photography. But the barrier islands have their own capricious history that is heedless of the aspirations of its residents.
It will require the efforts of the whole village, including Backtown, to confront the tragedy of 1968 and bring the island back to life.
“Steeped in the history and lore of the (barrier islands of North Carolina), Tempest on the Outer Banks is a compelling read which leads to intrigue, murder, romance, and (a hidden African American village). A marvelous debut novel which will enrich your own visits to the OB!” - Lawrence Bechtel, author of The Partial Sun and That Dazzling Sun
About the Author
Rodney Barfield is a lifelong student of history who concluded his public career as Director of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. His interest and writings have been in regional history, and his “Seasoned by Salt: A Historical Atlas of the Outer Banks” (UNC Press) is in its fourth printing.
Fireship Press
P.O. BOX 68412 • Tucson, AZ 85737
520-360-6228 • fireshipinfo@gmail.com
http://www.fireshippress.com
Pages: 244 • Fiction: Contemporary fiction: Small Town & Rural, Mystery & Detective
Trade paperback: 978-1-61179-299-7 / $19.99
eBook: 978-1-61179-300-0 / $7.99
Available through booksellers worldwide
Visit http://www.fireshippress.com/fireship_authors/rod-barfield.html for more details.
It will require the efforts of the whole village, including Backtown, to confront the tragedy of 1968 and bring the island back to life.
“Steeped in the history and lore of the (barrier islands of North Carolina), Tempest on the Outer Banks is a compelling read which leads to intrigue, murder, romance, and (a hidden African American village). A marvelous debut novel which will enrich your own visits to the OB!” - Lawrence Bechtel, author of The Partial Sun and That Dazzling Sun
About the Author
Rodney Barfield is a lifelong student of history who concluded his public career as Director of the North Carolina Maritime Museum. His interest and writings have been in regional history, and his “Seasoned by Salt: A Historical Atlas of the Outer Banks” (UNC Press) is in its fourth printing.
Fireship Press
P.O. BOX 68412 • Tucson, AZ 85737
520-360-6228 • fireshipinfo@gmail.com
http://www.fireshippress.com
Pages: 244 • Fiction: Contemporary fiction: Small Town & Rural, Mystery & Detective
Trade paperback: 978-1-61179-299-7 / $19.99
eBook: 978-1-61179-300-0 / $7.99
Available through booksellers worldwide
Visit http://www.fireshippress.com/fireship_authors/rod-barfield.html for more details.
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520-360-6228
www.fireshippress.com
520-260-8185
jacquiecook60@gmail.com
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