New York: Random House, (2011) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by the author of 'Cold Mountain', set in the mountains of North Carolina (where the author grew up) in the early 1960s. "Luce, a young woman, inherits her murdered sisters troubled twins. Before the children, Luce was content with the reimbursements of the rich Appalachian landscape, choosing to live apart from the small community around her. But the coming of the children changes everything, cracking open her solitary life in difficult, hopeful, dangerous ways." 259 pp. ISBN: 978-1400067091.

Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A memoir of a Southern childhood (in the small farming village of Bolson, North Carolina) by this African American novelist, and of his struggle to free himself from his family's violent history. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author "Thanks for the inspiration for this book." and dated in 1994. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-88001-2935.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1961.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The Old Man is gone now, except in the Boy's memory - and the boy has left North Carolina to begin his life of travel and adventure. lllustrated with line drawings by Walter Dower. 302 pp.

New York: Crown, (1970) dj. Hardcover - Coming of age novel set in the tobacco growing area of North Carolina in the 1930s during the Depression - Joedel, a thirteen year old boy of mixed white and Native American heritage, is attending the annual auction for the first time - but he is also on a journey to understanding himself. 189 pp.

New York: Norton, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A Southern Boyhood." Southern author's first memoir (preceded by two novels) written when a diagnosis of cancer sent him in two directions - into the world of hospitals and medicine and a transplant in Seattle - and backward into his childhood years in rural hardscrabble North Carolina, where the gift of a telescope made him "the keeper of the moon." Dustjacket praise by Harry Crews, Lee Smith, Larry Brown and more. 316 pp. ISBN: 0-393-02715.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - North Carolina author's third novel - as woman watches the sunrise over the mountains, she reflects on her life and her experiences, and those of her mother, husband, and her two teenage sons. 342 pp.

New York: Ballantine, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second mystery set in North Carolina and Virginia featuring equestrian journalist Nattie Gold and her fellow reporter Henry Goode. 357 pp. ISBN: 0-449909980.

New York: Lyons Press, (1997). First edition - An "account of life on the banks of North Carolina's Lower Neuse River, of the people who live there, and of a way of living in step with the rhythms of the natural world that has all but disappeared today - rhythms replete with fill nets, crab pots, fickle winds, and resourceful neighbors." 160 pp. ISBN: 1-55821657X.

Pittsburgh, PA: SterlingHouse Publisher, (2008). First edition - "Count Roget, a 500-year-old French vampire responsible for the deaths of the 'lost' colonists in Roanoke during the 16th Century, is once again on the rampage in modern-day North Carolina." 206 pp.

New York: Seaview Books, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this North Carolina author, one which follows the lives of a several transplanted Southerners on the make, socially and politically, in New York City. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-872237028.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1968) dj. Hardcover - A book which brings together all of the published material on the Southern characters and the settings that run through this North Carolina born novelist. Photographs. Index. xii, 194 pp.

New York: Atheneum, 1987. dj. Hardcover - Award winning debut novel by this North Carolinia writer, originally published in 1962 : it received the William Faulkner Award for a notable first novel. 195 pp. ISBN: 0-+8911947x.

New York: Viking, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by the author of "The Secret Life of Bees," an exploration of the nature of desire. "Inside the abbey of a Benedictine monastery on tiny Egret Island, just off the coast of South Carolina, resides a beautiful and mysterious chair ornately carved with mermaids and dedicated to a saint who, legend claims, was a mermaid before her conversion." Author's note. 335 pp. ISBN: 0-670033944.

New York: Bantam, (2002). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel featuring Mary Crow, an assistant district attorney in Atlanta, Georgia, who is half Cherokee. She is called away from a friend's wedding to be told that her mentor and friend, Judge Irene Hannah, in North Carolina, may be the next target of a vicious killer who is murdering federal judges, and while Hannah refuses help from the FBI, she does agree to let Crow stay with her. Otto Penzler commented "While I was a great fan of her first book, Bissell has written a second that is even better." SIGNED on the title page. 319 pp. ISBN: 0-553801317.

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised Southern writer's fifth book (her first collection of short stories). 253 pp. ISBN: 0-945575750.

New York: Putnam, (2015). First edition - Southern author's very highly praised first novel, a Finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. "The area surrounding Cashiers, North Carolina, is home to people of all kinds, but the world that Jacob McNeely lives in is crueler than most. His father runs a methodically organized meth ring, with local authorities on the dime to turn a blind eye to his dealings. Having dropped out of high school and cut himself off from his peers, Jacob has been working for this father for years, all on the promise that his payday will come eventually." 260 pp.

New York: Scribner, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Ninth mystery featuring featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, set in South Carolina where a fresh skeleton is found among the ancient bones of a Native American burying ground. The author is herself a forensic anthropologist for both the state of North Carolina and the province of Quebec - SIGNED on the title page, Recommended - an excellent series, better in my opinion, than the Patricia Cornwell books, and also better than the television series "Bones" which is very loosely based on this series. Author's note - 337 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-33492.

New York: Bantam, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery featuring featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan and police detective Andrew Ryan, The author is herself a forensic anthropologist for both the state of North Carolina and the province of Quebec - SIGNED on a blank preliminary page, Recommended - an excellent series, better in my opinion, than the Patricia Cornwell books. 323 pp. ISBN: 978-0345544018.

New York: Delacorte, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sixth in the Outlander series of historical and time-travelling novels following the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser. It is1772 and the colonies are on the eve of Revolution. A massive book at 980 pp. ISBN: 0-385-324162.

New York: Algonquin Books, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in North Carolina in 1963, two brothers' lives revolve around drag racing in Chevrolets - even as things in the world around them begin to change. Racial tensions are running high, and the Vietnam war is looming. 410 pp. ISBN: 0-945575-130.

New York: Dutton, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which juxtaposes the legends of the Civil War with modern day life in theAppalachian Mountains. ISBN: 0-525-947183.

New York: St Martin's, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 13 stories by this North Carolina poet and novelist. "Altered history of future legend, disquieting, comic, or tall in the telling, these stories follow seekers of truth as they pursue the shifty, shape-changing object of their particular desires". Among those who appear in these stories are Lovecraft and the poet Hart Crane. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award. 197 pp. ISBN: 0-312-064187.

Scottsdale, AZ: Poisoned Pen Press, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third in this series of mysteries involving funeral director Barry Clayton, set in a small mountain town in North Carolina (where the author himself grew up). 252 pp. ISBN: 1-590582276.

Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast - Discoveries, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A subtle ghost story, part supernatural , part mystery - years after their death, a man returns to his parent's North Carolina farm only to slowly begin to realize, now that he's home, that something is trying to make sure he stays there. The author's first original novel and the debut of our new imprint dedicated to showcasing the best new voices in speculative fiction. SIGNED on the title page. 375 pp. ISBN: 978-0786948567.

New York: Putnam, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fourth novel by this North Carolina writer - who worked as a snake handler himself at one point. 224 pp. ISBN: 0-399-142800.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - In addition to the award-winning title novella, this includes Preservation News, He's One Too and Saint Monster. SIGNED on the title page. 332 pp. ISBN: 0-679437630.

New York: Picador, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A lyrical novel by this award-winning Southern poet and writer - it "begins in a room made cool by the approach of death, where and old woman and her grieving daughter are saying good-bye in silent, urgent conversation. In the next room, Jess Kirkman waits with his father, remembering the tales his grandmother and mother have passed down." 228 pp. ISBN: 0-312146000.

Hopewell, NJ: Ecco Press, (1993.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A memoir of a Southern childhood (in the small farming village of Bolson, North Carolina) by this African American novelist, and of his struggle to free himself from his family's violent history. SIGNED by the author. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-88001-2935.