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Randy Overbeck

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Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author and speaker. As an educator, he served children for more than three decades in a range of roles captured in his novels, from teacher and coach to principal and superintendent. His thriller, LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND (2012) and his recent mysteries, the Amazon No. 1 Best Seller, BLOOD ON THE CHESAPEAKE (2019), CRIMSON AT CAPE MAY (2020) and SCARLET AT CRYSTAL RIVER (2021) have earned five star reviews and garnered national awards including “Thriller of the Year”—ReadersFavorite.com, “Gold Award”—Literary Titan, “Mystery of the Year”—ReadersView.com and “Crowned Heart of Excellence”—InD’Tale Magazine.
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	Blood on the Chesapeake 4.21 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crimson at Cape May (The Haunted Shores Mysteries #2) 4.24 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scarlet at Crystal River 4.56 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cruel Lessons (Lessons in Peril Book 1) 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Shadows at Saugatuck (The Haunted Shores Mysteries Series Book 4) 4.87 avg rating — 39 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Leave No Child Behind really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leave No Child Behind 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Each October, I offer a blog about the world of ghosts. For 2025, I thought I’d go Native, Native American, that is. As I’ve shared my ghost talks with more than 150 groups and organizations across the country, I discuss how the belief in ghosts is integral to every religion in the world. Whether believers are Christian or Jewish, Hindu or Muslim, one part of the dogma of every faith is the belie Read more of this blog post »

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Haunted Shores Mysteries (3 books)
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Haunted Shores Mysteries (3 books)
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Arresting Mason (Arresting Onyx, #1)

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Wow, hot! Even holding this book was hot—or at least that’s what it felt like after reading the first few chapters of this novel by Amber Daulton. Mia Eddison nearly hit a stran ...more "

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