Hanging Dog, An Appalachian Community is a sequel to my Appalachian novel, Darby. Hanging Dog is a story of the love and struggles of a young couple and their two small children. Isaac Caldwell, who after surviving World War II, purchased a small farm in the Appalachian Community of Hanging Dog in Western North Carolina. Isaac and his wife Shirley, were looking forward to their new life, and welcoming the struggles of making their small farm a success. Instead, they became involved with three bullies who had murdered the previous owners, raped his wife, and killed a neighbor who had alerted Isaac and Shirley regarding the tormentors. During these times, their love for one another grew stronger, love letters were written by both Shirley and Isaac. Other family members' lives and stories are brought into the novel as Hanging Dog, the sequel, became connected with Darby. Hanging Dog is a love story, a family saga, and a mystery that will be hard to put down, and will bring tears to your eyes.

Dr. Roy Pipes puts his gift of storytelling into a murder mystery full of intrigue, danger, and espionage, a novel taking place on the international scene - covering, not just the United States, but also Egypt and Iran. A couple, and their two children, was murdered in what was made to look like a murder-suicide. Two friends, not believing the murder-suicide, sought to solve the mystery, and found themselves in the middle of a terrorist situation possibly involving the Iranian government.