Maritime Murder: Deadly Crimes from the Buried Past
β Scribed by Vernon, Steve
- Book ID
- 107818802
- Publisher
- Down East Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781551099514
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In his uniquely homespun style, sinister storyteller Steve Vernon digs up the dirt on Maritime murders from 1770 to 1929--along with a few bodies along the way. Unearthing historically buried, and occasionally unsolved, violent crimes from across Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Vernonβs versions of these 19 macabre tales will chill you to the bone.
Featuring a bevy of questionable characters from the darkest recesses of Maritime history, Maritime Murder divulges a diverse array of bygone crimes, trials, and the eerie aftermath. From botched executions and poisonous tea, to βaxeβ murders and curious cover-ups, bear witness to the villains and victims of some of the dastardliest deeds this side of the Atlantic.
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