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Maritime Murder: Deadly Crimes from the Buried Past by [Steve Vernon]

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The author of Where the Ghosts Are: A Guide to Nova Scotia’s Spookiest Places details infamous, historic murders from Canada’s Maritime provinces.

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, Vernon’s 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 “axe” 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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“Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter.” —Cemetery Dance

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Steve Vernon learned the storytelling tradition from his grandfather. As part of the Writers in the Schools program he now teaches this tradition to Nova Scotia children in schools across the province. His books include The Lunenburg Werewolf, the children's picture book Maritime Monsters, and the YA novel Sinking Deeper. Steve has lived in Nova Scotia for nearly forty years. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00EDNF7ZI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nimbus (October 15, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 15, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1954 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 214 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,901,395 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #107 in Pre-Confederation History of Canada
- #147 in Post-Confederation History of Canada
- #380 in Pre-Confederation Canadian History

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STEVE VERNON

"If Harlan Ellison, Richard Matheson and Robert Bloch had a three-way sex romp in a hot tub, and then a team of scientists came in and filtered out the water and mixed the leftover DNA into a test tube, the resulting genetic experiment would most likely grow up into Steve Vernon." - Bookgasm

"Steve Vernon is something of an anomaly in the world of horror literature. He's one of the freshest new voices in the genre although his career has spanned twenty years. Writing with a rare swagger and confidence, Steve Vernon can lead his readers through an entire gamut of emotions from outright fear and repulsion to pity and laughter." - Cemetery Dance

"Armed with a bizarre sense of humor, a huge amount of originality, a flair for taking risks and a strong grasp of characterization - Steve's got the chops for sure." - Dark Discoveries

"Steve Vernon was born to write. He's the real deal and we're lucky to have him." - Richard Chizmar

My cat thinks I am pretty cool, too.

For more up-to-date info please follow my blog at:

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catleann

another great book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2014

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Love Steve Vernon and this book was right up.Any book about Maritime mystery nod lore are a great read for me and this was another great one.

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Wag The Fox

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2013

No matter where you go in the world, you're going to hear stories about the darker side of that place's history. The Maritimes, the three provinces nestled along the east coast of Canada--and my own stomping grounds--are such picturesque and quiet places that it's hard to imagine they could serve as the backdrop for mayhem and murder. But, oh yes, we've had our fair share of sin committed here, and folklorist extraordinaire, Steve Vernon, has drudged up some of the grizzliest murders in this region's history.

Take "A Bitter Harvest", the first tale in this collection, for instance. In 1873, a grizzly and astonishingly dimwitted murderer led his wife into the woods while their three children stayed home. In the quiet wilderness of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, a murder seems like an easy enough affair to get away with provided you don't draw too much attention to yourself. Mailman apparently wasn't that bright, or just didn't think anybody else in Lunenburg was, as he sloughed off questions from his children about their mother went with flimsy stories that she had gone to work on a neighboring farm. Never mind the fact he started gallivanting around the countryside with another woman, even sleeping with her while the kids were in the house. Asking the neighbor to see if he'll corroborate the story seems like a really big detail left out of Mailman's plans, and one that ultimately led to his conviction. Mailman's unsophisticated and truly bumbling efforts to kill someone and get away with it are not the only ones shown in this book though, as more than a couple killers are revealed to be simpletons in the ways of murder and deception.

Another murder occurred not that far from where I grew up. "A Crime of Cold Passion" takes place in Bear River, with a cowardly sailor kills a young girl he lusts after while he parents are away. While I lived down there, I never really had an appreciation for the area's history, so kudos to Steve Vernon for digging up this tale that just made my skin crawl as I read it. In fact, the lengths taken to scrounge up facts and little details about each of these murders and the subsequent investigations is even more astounding than the crimes committed. Stolen babies, botched hangings, revenge killings, and more.

Each story may only weigh in at a few pages, but Steve infuses his own style to bring the real-life characters off the page with a theatrical flare. The dialogue he adds, whether he's somehow discovered some of it through his research or simply invested to include pieces of information, feels very storybook in nature. Maybe it's a way of capturing the era of each story, but it certainly feel like the kind of dialogue I'd hear these days. Almost declamatory at points.

Just like Halifax Haunts and The Lunenburg Werewolf , and Steve's other folklore titles, Maritime Murder holds an indelible charm despite the grim subject matter. Tempered with humor and round-the-campfire quality, I'd recommend it to anyone who might be interested. I'm not so sure it would work as a tourism brouchure, though. Then again, maybe it would.

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Veronica Sparrow

A Must Read for Fans of Historical True Crime

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 1, 2016

I am a fan of true crime especially historical true crime so I was very surprised that i had not heard of most of the cases detailed in this book. I found the book to be very well researched and entertaining as well. Highly recommended.

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Sarah

Couldn't put it down

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 10, 2018

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I read this book in two days because it was so much fun to read. There were no boring stories, the entire book was entertaining.It was really neat reading about how our justice system used to work. Steve Vernon is an awesome writer, and I can't wait to check out more of his books.

Bernadette Crowther

great condition

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 8, 2019

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I loved the stories especially ghost stories I will likely get more of these books great writer

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