Posts by Sam Cromartie
Breaking Point by C J Box
Breaking Point is C J Box’s thirteenth novel featuring Joe Picket. Joe is a game warden in Wyoming who tends to find trouble in every chapter. This book deals with abuse by bureaucrats in government agencies to punish people with whom they have disagreements. It is based upon an actual incidence of such overreach by the…
Read MoreThe Break Down by B A Paris
In The Break Down, B A Paris creates a psychological thriller about a woman who fears she has become insane. Fear and panic dominate her life as she tries to convince her husband and friends that she is not impaired. Throughout the book, the reader is unsure what is happening until the surprise ending.
Read MoreThe Midnight Line by Lee Child
The Midnight Line is Lee Child’s latest thriller. Jack Reacher, ex-military police drifter, finds a woman’s West Point ring in a pawn shop. He assumes the woman has fallen on hard times and begins a quest to find her. What he finds is an illegal drug network and lots of troubles, including a disabled vet with…
Read MoreThe Lying Game by Ruth Ware
Ruth Ware creates another exciting novel in The Lying Game. It involves four women who had been forced to leave an English boarding school years ago following the disappearance of the school’s art instructor who was the father of one of the girls. The discovery of the man’s body creates a crisis for the friends…
Read MoreThe Last Mrs. Parrish
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine is the story of two women and one man. Daphne marries a wonderful wealthy man who turns out to be a monster who abuses her. Amber pretends to be her friend as she tries to steal her husband. It is a tale of deceit and treachery with interesting…
Read MoreDon’t Be Cruel by Barbara Portman
Don’t be Cruel by Barbara Vortmann relates the adventures of Melanie, a teenage girl who runs away from home. She takes the bus to Memphis where she hopes to form a band and to become a star. Flat broke and with little more than a pair of drum sticks, she befriends another runaway girl who…
Read MoreThe Centenarian
My mother, May Hunter (Cookie) Cromartie celebrated her one hundredth birthday on Nov 17. She is the first centenarian recorded in my family to my knowledge. Does any one else know of other Cromarties to reach 100?
Read MoreClan Urquhart
The Cromartie family is a sept of Clan Urquhart. The chief of that clan is Colonel Wilkins Fisk Urquhart, an American who was born in New Orleans. He holds a degree in International Studies from the US Air Force Academy and a masters degree in Management from Webster University. After twenty-eight years in the Air…
Read MoreCromartie Reunion
The Cromartie Reunion will begin on Saturday Oct 7 at 1:00 with a driving tour of Cromartie Heritage Sites near Elizabethtown, NC. Participants will meet in the Bladen County Public Library parking lot. For details contact Amanda Gilbert at [email protected] or 936 671 9680.That night at 6:00 there will be a Gathering and Dinner at…
Read MoreWilliam James Cromartie’s letter about William Cromartie
Following is a letter written by my great grandfather William James Cromartie about his grandfather William Cromartie. It was reproduced from a pamphlet entitled The William Cromartie Family that the McCulloch Press published in August 1946. Garland, N.C.July 13, 1894 Dear Sir: Your letter has been received and I am glad to see someone interested…
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