The Cape Fear River Murders
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It happened again! Another young girl in Lee County has been murdered. This was the fourth murder in a row. The murders were beginning to have all the characteristics of a serial killer. There was just too much commonality in the general information made available to the public about the homicides. All of the girls attended the same high school and fell into the same age group. Each of the girls had been found in the Cape Fear River. It appeared as if all had been raped and murdered. One girl was black and the other three were white. The "race card" did not seem to have any merit in how victims were selected. The major difference in the last murder was the social status of the girl killed. The first three girls were all from middle-class families in Lee County. The last girl, also from Lee Couunty, was from a well-to-do family with an upper class background.
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When high school girls are being murdered and thrown into the Cape Fear River in a small Southern town, it has all the signs that a serial killer is at work .The murders go unsolved by law enforcement as local corruption and politics come into play. The scenario changes after the daughter of an influential member of the community becomes one of the murdered vicitims. Called to the scene is a somewhat middle aged, over-the-hill private insvestigator whose appearance and demeanor look nothing like your typical "TV Private Investigator." Kenneth Sadler's looks and "Good Ole Country Boy" way of doing things fail to show an abundance of experience and knowledge. Keneth's worldly maner and high moral characer are not expressed at all. Well, maybe with the exception of the fact that he attracts widow women like a magnet. He often proves that "Older is Better!" Kenneth Sadler pursues what seems to be a hometown serial killler at full speed. In his pursuit, he finds that the case is more complex than first thought. The real mystery is what makes a person a serial killer.
About the Author
Ernest Beasley is the author of; “Highway U.S. 1, South.” “The Cape Fear River Murders” is his second novel about the “New South.” Ernest retired from the United States Air Force and the State of North Carolina having taught at both a high school and a community college. Much of his experience in teaching at the high school is brought out in this novel. He grew up in the area of the Cape Fear River and was always fascinated by the river. The Cape Fear has a history of secrecy, civil war battles and murders. The river often changes people’s lives when it overflows its banks and floods. As a young boy, Ernest had a dream that the Cape Fear River had dragons in it. The dragons may still be there today!