Books Set in North Carolina

Fiction set in North Carolina. Find mysteries, historical fiction, and YA books about North Carolina.

Updated July 24, 2023
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Big lies in a small town
Chamberlain, Diane
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman's quest to find the truth... "A novel about arts and secrets...grippingly told...pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion."--...
Book lovers
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story. "One of my favorite authors."--Colleen Hoover One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books-...
The girl from Widow Hills : a novel
Miranda, Megan
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest--a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick--comes a riveting new novel of psychological suspense about a young woman plagued by night terrors after a childhood trauma who wakes one evening to find a corpse at her feet....
A good neighborhood
Fowler, Therese
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of NPR's Best Books of 2020 "A provocative, absorbing read." -- People "A feast of a read... I finished A Good Neighborhood in a single sitting. Yes, it's that good." -...
The last castle : the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nation's largest home
Kiernan, Denise.
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail" (The Wall Street Journal), the "intimate and sweeping" (Raleigh News & Observer) untold, true story behind the Biltmore Estate--the largest, grandest private residence in North America, which...
Necessary lies
Chamberlain, Diane
Paper Book
Bestselling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a breakout book about a small southern town fifty years ago, and the darkest--and most hopeful--places in the human heart After losing her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister and nephew as...
The night swim
Goldin, Megan
Paper Book
"A blistering plot and crisp writing make The Night Swim an unputdownable read." -Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of The Wife Between Us In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the "gripping and unforgettable" (Harlan Coben)...
The notebook : a novel
Sparks, Nicholas.
Paper Book
Experience the unforgettable, heartbreaking love story set in post-World War II North Carolina about a young socialite and the boy who once stole her heart -- one of PBS's "Great American Reads". Every so often a love story so captures our hearts that it becomes more...
Spell booked
Lavene, Joyce.
Paper Book
Join the national bestselling authors of the Missing Pieces Mysteries as they conjure up the first supernatural mystery in the Retired Witches series... Once upon a time in Wilmington, North Carolina, three witches ran a curio shop named Smuggler's Arcane. But as the years...
Under a gilded moon : a novel
Jordan-Lake, Joy
Paper Book
"Crawdads meets the Crawleys...Threaded through with a meticulously researched, well-crafted mystery, this is historical fiction at its best." --Fiona Davis, nationally bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue From the bestselling author of A Tangled Mercy...
Where the crawdads sing
Owens, Delia
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING PHENOMENON--NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! More than 18 million copies sold worldwide A Reese's Book Club Pick A Business Insider Defining Book of the DecadeĀ  "I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't...

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