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A brief fictionalized account of the murder of a deputy sheriff in rural North Carolina on the Fourth of July in 1914 by a descendant of the family containing contemporary photographs and news clips.
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Scott Skipper is a California fiction writer with a broad range of interests, including history, genealogy, travel, science and current events. His wry outlook on life infects his novels with biting sarcasm. Prisoners are never taken. Political correctness is taboo. His work includes historical fiction, alternative history, novelized biography, science fiction and political satire. He is a voracious reader and habitual and highly opinionated reviewer.
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A Death in Carolina - Scott Skipper
A Death in Carolina
Scott Skipper
Copyright 2011 by Scott Skipper
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Alien Affairs
Alien Eyes
Alien Child
Gravity Waves
Dark Energy
The Klansman’s Wife
Wicked Light
Artifact
Half Life
A Little Rebellion Now and Then
Megalodon A novella
Capital Blues
Golden State Blues
Face of the Angel
The Hundred Years Farce
In the Blood
Family Traits
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Saturday, July 4, 1914
James Tomoney and James Shiver sat on the ground behind the colored lodge passing a glass-lined bag. The sun was about to set and the bottle was nearly dry. Damn shame be the Fourth o' July without no fireworks,
Shiver drawled as he pulled a pistol from the pocket of his shiny blue jacket and
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