“Death is No Stranger” and “Death is No Stranger: The Sequel” have been reprinted and are available, author David Morehead said. (Photo Provided)

PARKERSBURG — A local author has reprinted two books about murder in the Mid-Ohio Valley.

David Morehead of Quill and Scroll Ltd. said “Death is No Stranger” and “Death is No Stranger: The Sequel” were popular sellers and his stock sold out.

“Both of these books concern high-profile crime in the area,” Morehead said.

“Death is No Stranger” reached the top 5 for the genre on amazon.com, according to Morehead.

“People were trying to buy or sell it for $800,” he said.

The books are $25 each, $50 for both and $54 with shipping, Morehead said. The sequel is hard-bound and the first is only available as soft-bound, he said.

Morehead can be contacted at 142 South Meadow Drive, Mineral Wells, or at 304 482-2928 and 304 489-2214. He is not set up to accept cards and can accept checks.

Morehead is working on another book about Thomas Dillon, a serial killer who murdered five sportsmen in Southeast Ohio, including Gary Bradley, 44, of Williamstown who was shot April 5, 1992, while fishing near Ca;ldwell in Noble County.

The book is titled “The Human Hunter,” Morehead said.

“It concerns Thomas Dillon, the worst killer ever sought in the state of Ohio,” Morehead said.