The Dreams We Bury
June Calloway Investigates in Ash Hollow, NC
After introducing June Calloway in The Girl Time Forgot, she returns in the second book of her series, The Dreams We Bury, facing a mystery that takes her to a completely new part of Eastern North Carolina.
In this story, June travels from Grady to the fictional town of Ash Hollow, NC, a tiny riverside town of just 300 people. Once a bustling community, Ash Hollow has fallen on hard times after the local mill closed, leaving behind a town with faded buildings and a sense of quiet decay. The Chowan River runs alongside the town, adding both beauty and an ominous backdrop for the story.
June’s investigation centers on Ivy, a young woman who disappeared and was tragically found two years later in a shallow grave along the riverbank. As she digs deeper, June uncovers a web of connections between the murder victim and people still living in Ash Hollow. Residents whose pasts and secrets shape the town’s present.
By creating Ash Hollow, I wanted to capture the feel of small, struggling towns in Eastern North Carolina. Places with history, character, and a community shaped by both loss and resilience. It’s a setting that challenges June, exposes the human stories behind crime, and allows readers to experience the tension and atmosphere of a town where everyone knows each other, yet secrets still lurk in the shadows.
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