The Murder of Amos Dunn

In Morgan, South Carolina, murder isn't supposed to happen. When small-town shopkeeper Amos Dunn is found dead in his convenience store, local police chalk it up to a robbery gone wrong. The headlines are brief, the public shrugs, and the town of Morgan slips back into the comforting quiet it knows so well. But Tillie James knows better. The sharp-eyed housekeeper for Professor Sidney Lake refuses to believe the official story. Something about the crime feels off-very off-and she's determined to prove it. With Tillie's persistence, Sidney and his trusted friend Hattie Ryan are drawn into a mystery the town would rather ignore. Together with a newly hired Black police officer and a young assistant county coroner fresh to the Lowcountry, they form an unlikely alliance intent on uncovering the truth. What they find will rip through the gentle rhythms of a community where churches anchor the week, Wednesday night suppers fill fellowship halls, and the belief that "big-city problems don't happen here" runs deep. The Murder of Amos Dunn is a gripping Southern mystery about hidden histories, shifting loyalties, and the cost of truth in a town built on the illusion of peace.