Garrett Dennis

Port of Refuge: a Storm Ketchum Adventure Garrett Dennis

Publisher Marketing: Welcome to PORT OF REFUGE - another light and quirky island mystery steeped in Outer Banks culture, from the author who took you to PORT STARBIRD. Storm Ketchum, a damaged emigre to Hatteras Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks, generally prefers to stay close to home and mind his own business - but he unexpectedly finds himself entangled with a cult-like coven of modern-day Roanoke Island witches when a relative of his paramour meets an untimely end on church property. Is the High Priestess of the Croatoan Covenant Church really in contact with the departed spirits of the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? Are the members of her church really from both this world and the next? Or is she just a con artist preying on gullible Wiccan acolytes - and is she a killer? A desire to provide closure for the family drives Ketch to once again call on his amateur sleuthing skills to conjure up answers to these and other questions, in the process risking the physical and spiritual well-being of both himself and the one he loves. Join Ketch, his loyal dog Jack, and his Kinnakeet Boatyard friends as they embark on a bewitching new adventure in the picturesque Outer Banks, where intrigue continues to cast its spell on them all. Contributor Bio:  Dennis, Garrett Garrett lives in upstate New York, where he and his wife serve as the housekeeping staff for two rather spoiled dogs. His degrees include a B. S. and M. S. in biology, and an M. S. in computer science. After a career that ranged from testing experimental pharmaceuticals to developing mainframe operating system software, he decided to retire from the real world and try his hand at writing fiction. He enjoys writing about a place that's special to him, the Outer Banks region of North Carolina. Garrett is currently working on his second novel (the next Storm Ketchum Adventure - keep a weather eye out for it!).