A FAR AND DEADLY CRY (1995) Finalist 1995 Agatha Award for Best First Novel; Finalist 1996 Anthony Award for Best Paperback
When a young babysitter is found brutally murdered, Chief Inspector Daniel Halford is forced to question her employer, Gale Grayson, a disturbed woman who became a widow three years earlier after her husband committed suicide. The crime scene showed that a cunning mind and a passionate hatred lay behind the killing of Lisa Stillwell. But New Scotland Yard would not have been called to this remote Hampshire village if the baby-sitter's employer hadn't been Gale Grayson, a self-exiled American with a suspicious past. Three years before, Chief Inspector Daniel Halford had watched helplessly as Gale's husband put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger -- seconds before Halford could arrest him for terrorism. Halford has never forgotten the scene or the pregnant young widow whose life was shattered -- and as he questions her now, he finds past and present emotions blurring his judgment. Yet piece by piece he is discovering some unsettling truths about the life of Lisa Stillwell... and a chilling picture is forming of a village that is not quite as sleepy as it seems.
THE GRASS WIDOW (1996) Finalist 1996 Agatha Award for Best Novel; Finalist 1997 Edgar Award for Best Paperback; Finalist 1997 Anthony Award for Best Paperback; 1997 Barry-Paperback nominee
The legend of Linnie Cane, a young woman who hanged herself in 1925 on the pecan tree next to her house, is the ghost story that has been on everyone's lips for decades. Her reason for shortening her life has remained a mystery to her family and the small community of Statlers Cross, Georgia, ever since. With haunting quotes from residents heading each chapter, the novel begins with the violent death of Rev. Martin Cane, a descendant of Linnie. As the story unfolds, Sheriff Truitt unravels a tale of murder and dark family secrets involving abortion and abuse. In the middle of it all, historian Gale Grayson, a relative of Linnie who is seeking to gather information for her book on Southern women, is caught up in her own hunt to uncover the family secrets.
SAD WATER (1999)
Nadianna Jesup, a pregnant young photographer from rural Georgia, is visiting Mayley, a village in Yorkshire, England, on an arts grant when she discovers a burned corpse floating in a river. No one, including historian Gale Grayson, Nadianna's companion on the trip, believes her, except for a local religious group that thinks she has witnessed a vision from God. Strange events surrounding the old mill that Nadianna and Gale are documenting bring to light tensions among some of the colorful inhabitants of the town, including Chalice Hibbert, a six-foot-seven mute; her employer, potter Olivia Markham; and Gerald Thornsby, a thief-turned-preacher who opposes Olivia's efforts to turn the abandoned mill into an artist's mall. Interspersed with the contemporary tale are excerpts from the tragic diary of a Luddite named Michael Dodd.
THE MOTHER TONGUE (2001) Finalist 2002 Edgar Award for Best Paperback
Statlers Cross is normally a sleepy Southern town. The locals know who belongs in what class, and there's naturally some gossip. When a car with three dead men inside is uncovered, however, the residents find themselves embroiled in a mystery that threatens to dislodge their long-held secrets. Writer Gale Grayson has returned home after her husband's death to raise her daughter with the help of her mother, grandmother and a young female assistant. Meanwhile, her houseguest, Scotland Yard detective Daniel Halford, can't help but examine the murder case.
Bio from Georgia State University:
Department of Early Childhood Education, Georgia State University
Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia
M.A., Kennesaw State University
B.A., College of William and Mary
Dr. Teri Holbrook’s research interests include multiple literacies, technology, writing pedagogy and the socio-cultural construction of learning disabilities. With a background in conventional print authorship, she is currently challenging herself to develop non-print elements in her scholarly writing to explore the privileging of print and its relationship to constructs of disabilities. She has published in The Journal of Literacy Research and Anthropology News and has presented at numerous conferences, including the American Educational Research Association, the National Reading Conference and the National Council of Teachers of English. Before entering education, Teri wrote both fiction and non-fiction. She is a recipient of a Georgia Press Association Award for Feature Writing and a past Georgia Author of the Year, Townsend Prize and Edgar Allan Poe Award finalist.
Ph.D., University of Georgia
M.A., Kennesaw State University
B.A., College of William and Mary
Dr. Teri Holbrook’s research interests include multiple literacies, technology, writing pedagogy and the socio-cultural construction of learning disabilities. With a background in conventional print authorship, she is currently challenging herself to develop non-print elements in her scholarly writing to explore the privileging of print and its relationship to constructs of disabilities. She has published in The Journal of Literacy Research and Anthropology News and has presented at numerous conferences, including the American Educational Research Association, the National Reading Conference and the National Council of Teachers of English. Before entering education, Teri wrote both fiction and non-fiction. She is a recipient of a Georgia Press Association Award for Feature Writing and a past Georgia Author of the Year, Townsend Prize and Edgar Allan Poe Award finalist.
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