About Randy
Dr. Randy Overbeck is a best-selling author of the award-winning series, The Haunted Shores Mysteries, each a cold case murder mystery wrapped in ghost story served with a side romance, set in a beautiful resort location. He is the host of a new podcast, “Great Stories about Great Storytellers,” which reveals the unusual backstories of famous authors, directors and poets. He is also a speaker in much demand, sharing his multi-media presentations, “Thanks Still Go Bump in the Night” and “A Few Favorite Haunts” with audiences all over the country. More info about his novels, programs and podcast can be found at his website www.authorrandyoverbeck.com .
Featured Books
Darrell and Erin head to Florida for a carefree honeymoon but, once there, are haunted by the ghosts of two immigrant children, who plead for help.
All Darrell Henshaw wanted was to enjoy his honeymoon with his beautiful wife, Erin, in the charming town of Crystal River on the sunny Gulf Coast of Florida. Only a pair of ghosts decide to intrude on their celebration. And not just any ghosts, the spirits of two young Latino children. Unwilling at first to derail the honeymoon for yet another ghost hunt, Darrell finally concedes when a painting of the kids comes alive, weeping and pleading for his help.
When he and Erin track down the artist, they discover the children’s family were migrant workers the next county over. But when they travel there, their questions about the kids gets their car shot up and Erin hospitalized. Torn between fear and rage, Darrell must decide how far he will go to get justice for two young children he never even knew.
Forced from his dream job after exposing the dark skeletons of some town fathers on the Chesapeake Bay, Darrell Henshaw jumps at the chance to coach a summer football camp in Cape May. Cape May, a resort town with gorgeous sand beaches, rich history and famous Victorian mansions, might be the perfect escape and give him time figure out how repair his damaged relationship with his love, Erin Caveny.
Only, no one mentioned Cape May is the most haunted seaport on the Eastern coast. In town only a week, the ghosts start coming. One in particular, the Haunted Bride, a small disfigured visage, stalks him day and night, begging for his help. This time, though, Darrell teams with Cassie Rawlins, a tough, street-wise teen who also sees ghosts. Together they unravel the mystery behind the bride’s death years before and unearth a far more dangerous secret. One that may get them all killed.
Wilshire, Maryland seems like the perfect shore town on the Chesapeake Bay—quiet, scenic, charming—and promises Darrell Henshaw a new start in life and a second chance at love. That is, until he learns the town hides an ugly secret. A thirty-year-old murder in the high school. And a frightening ghost stalking his new office. Burned by an earlier encounter with the spirit world—with the OCD scars to prove it—he does NOT want to get involved. But when the desperate ghost hounds him, Darrell concedes. Assisted by his new love, he follows a trail that leads to the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and even the Klu Klux Klan. Then, when two locals who try to help are murdered, Darrell is forced to decide if he’s willing to risk his life—and the life of the woman he loves—to expose the killers of a young man he never knew.
Reading Between the Crimes 