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Review: Elevating a formulaic British mystery

Review: Elevating a formulaic British mystery

By Bob Tedder • It is a well-established fact, at least among less compulsive and more obsessed reading audiences, that books featuring recurring characters must be read in chronological order. It is equally certain that an author who can choreograph a character’s...
What do you call 35 events in 10 days? A great start.

What do you call 35 events in 10 days? A great start.

Photo: John Shaw, left, general manager of Lilly’s Bridge Marina, and Mark Scott talking about Montgomery County on MyFox8 last week. By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Though the 10 Days of Uwharrie: The Official...
Review: A taste of historical paradise

Review: A taste of historical paradise

By Bob Tedder • Raised on meat and taters and, if the truth be known, more taters than meat, I have never been accused of being an epicure. Fortunately, my early association with Mt. Gilead’s tiny little library – Mrs. Safrit’s domain down beside Parker’s Hardware –...
Review: ‘The Atlantic Turkey Shoot’ explained

Review: ‘The Atlantic Turkey Shoot’ explained

By Bob Tedder • There’s always something to be learned from sparse books, even sparse history books that are more journalistic than historiographic. James T. Cheatham’s “The Atlantic Turkey Shoot: U-Boats off the Outer Banks in World War II” is a case in point. If one...