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
"One of my favorite authors."--Colleen Hoover An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily ∙ Today ∙...
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." -...
Guests on Earth. [online electronic book]
Smith, Lee, 1944-
Ebook
"Reading Lee Smith ranks among the great pleasures of American fiction . . . Gives evidence again of the  grace and insight that distinguish her work." --Robert Stone, author of Death of the Black-Haired Girl It's 1936 when orphaned thirteen-year-old Evalina...
Keeping the moon.
Dessen, Sarah
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Once and for All Never underestimate the power of friendship.   When Colie goes to spend the summer at the beach, she doesn't expect much.   But Colie didn't count on meeting Morgan and Isabel....
A land more kind than home.
Cash, Wiley
Paper Book
"Bold, daring, graceful, and engrossing." --Bobbie Ann Mason "This book will knock your socks off....A first novel that sings with talent." --Clyde Edgerton A stunning debut reminiscent of the beloved novels of John Hart and Tom Franklin, A Land More Kind...
The last castle : the epic story of love, loss, and American royalty in the nati
Kiernan, Denise
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller "A soaring and gorgeous American story" (Karen Abbott) from the author of the New York Times bestselling The Girls of Atomic City. The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore--the...
Necessary lies.
Chamberlain, Diane, 1950-
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 makeThe Night Swim an unputdownable read." -Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author ofThe Wife Between Us InThe Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the "gripping and unforgettable" (Harlan Coben)The...
The notebook.
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 -- coming to Broadway as a musical in February 2024.     Every so often a love story so captures our...
Serena.
Rash, Ron
Paper Book
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...
The sugar queen.
Allen, Sarah Addison.
Paper Book
In this irresistible follow-up to her New York Times-bestselling debut, Garden Spells, author Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets--and secret passions--are about to change her life forever.
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 Decade  "I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't...

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