Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Romance and Mystery Authors on Writing: Tips on the Writing Process, Publishing and Marketing |
2015 |
Buy |
Caroline Slade Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lowcountry Bribe |
2012 |
Buy |
| Tidewater Murder |
2013 |
Buy |
| Palmetto Poison |
2014 |
Buy |
| Newberry Sin |
2018 |
Buy |
| Salkehatchie Secret |
2020 |
Buy |
| Lake Murray Money |
2024 |
Buy |
Craven County Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Murdered in Craven |
2021 |
Buy |
| Burned in Craven |
2021 |
Buy |
Edisto Island Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Murder on Edisto |
2014 |
Buy |
| Edisto Jinx |
2015 |
Buy |
| Echoes of Edisto |
2016 |
Buy |
| Edisto Stranger |
2017 |
Buy |
| Dying on Edisto |
2019 |
Buy |
| Edisto Tidings |
2019 |
Buy |
| Reunion on Edisto |
2021 |
Buy |
| Edisto Heat |
2022 |
Buy |
| Badge of Edisto |
2022 |
Buy |
| Edisto Bullet |
2023 |
Buy |
| Edge of Edisto |
2024 |
Buy |
| Edisto Storm |
2025 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Funds for Writers |
2000 |
Buy |
| The Shy Writer |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Shy Writer Reborn |
2013 |
Buy |
| Build a Writing Team |
2014 |
Buy |
| The Best of FundsforWriters, Vol. 1 |
2017 |
Buy |
| Writing Contests with Hope |
2019 |
Buy |
C. Hope Clark worked in federal investigations before becoming a full-time mystery author, and her detective fiction draws on that background. She founded FundsforWriters, a long-running newsletter and resource for writers seeking funding and publishing opportunities, and published several non-fiction books about the writing craft alongside her fiction career.
Her mystery fiction is set entirely in South Carolina. The Edisto Island Mysteries center on Callie Morgan, a former Boston detective who retreats to her family’s beach house on Edisto Island after her husband is murdered — and immediately finds another body. The series has run to twelve books since 2014, with Callie slowly rebuilding her professional identity across the run. The Caroline Slade series features a federal agricultural investigator working in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, and the Craven County Mysteries launched a newer setting in 2021.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has C. Hope Clark written?
C. Hope Clark has written 27 books across five series.
What was C. Hope Clark's first book?
C. Hope Clark’s first book is Funds for Writers, published in 2000.
What is FundsforWriters and how does it relate to C. Hope Clark?
C. Hope Clark founded FundsforWriters, an online resource connecting writers with grants, contests, and markets. She has also published non-fiction books about the writing life based on that expertise.