• National Book Launch: Blood on the Chesapeake

National Book Launch at Robert Morris Inn. Award winning writer Randy Overbeck will celebrate the launch of his latest mystery, Blood on the Chesapeake, with a book signing at The Robert Morris Inn, 314 North Morris Street, Oxford, MD on Friday, April 12th from 6:00 until 8:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public.

A standout novel of suspense that takes place on the Chesapeake Bay, Blood on the Chesapeake, is a spellbinding tale about lies, secrets- and what happens when past and present collide. In Blood on the Chesapeake, protagonist Darrel Henshaw, a high school history teacher and football coach, is looking to make a fresh start in life. And what better place than charming, picturesque Wilshire, Maryland? Unfortunatley, it seems like the past won't let him go. Expect the unexpected in this spirited, suspenseful tale.

Blood on the Chesapeake has garned high advance praise:

               "Timely and original...genuinely entertaining." -Hank Phillippi Ryan, New York Times best selling author of Trust Me

                "A tale to be savored in a darkened room, with an eye to all the possibilities lurking just out of sight." -William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award winner and New York Times best-selling author of Desolation Mountain

                "Absorbing and genuinely creepy" - Zoe Sharp, author of Dancing on the Grave

                "Spooky, atmospheric... a page turner" - James R. Benn, author of Solemn Graves

Blood on the Chesapeake is a smart, edge-of-the-seat tale that will leave readers turning pages. WIth its imaginative premise, inventive plotting, intriguing supernatural storyline, and to-die-for-setting, Blood on the Chesapeake is mesmerizing.

Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, writer and speaker. Overbeck's 30 plus years' experience- from teacher to college professor to school leader--informs his novels, which unfold in the familiar confines of the schoolhouse, though with some very unfamiliar intruders, from terrorist to ghosts. Overbeck earned raves for his debut novel, Leave No Child Behind, which was awarded the SIlver Award for Thriller of the year, in the Readers' Favorite Awards. Overbeck is also a sought-after speaker, having presented to audiences large and small, including over 150 clubs and organizations across the country. Currently at work on the second book in the Haunted Shores mystery series, Randy Overbeck lives in Ohio. Visit him online at: www.authorrandyoverbeck.com 

Published by The WIld Rose Press in trade paper (ISBN: 978-1-5092-2328-2. 409 pages $18.98) and eBook ($4.99) editions, Blood on the Chesapeake will be available where fine books are sold on April 10th, 2019. The WIld Rose press www.thewildrosepress.com is an independent fiction publisher based in New York. Members of the news media wishing to request addtional information about Blood on the Chesapeake or author Randy Overbeck are kindly asked to contact Maryglenn McCombs by phone: (615 297-9875, or by email: maryglenn@maryglenn.com