A Mother’s Betrayal
On February 9, 2008, the body of a twelve-year-old girl was discovered under the snow on a bank of the LaHave River near the rural Nova Scotia town of Bridgewater…. Read More
By: John Elliott (CA)
On February 9, 2008, the body of a twelve-year-old girl was discovered under the snow on a bank of the LaHave River near the rural Nova Scotia town of Bridgewater…. Read More
By: Debra Komar (CA)
Shortlisted, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical WritingOn a frigid February evening in 1805, Amos Babcock brutally murdered Mercy Hall. Believing that he was… Read More
By: Debra Komar (CA)
Winner, Canadian Authors Award for Canadian History, Jeanne Clarke Memorial Local History Award, and Prince Edward Island Book Award for Non-FictionIs it possible to reach… Read More
By: Debra Komar (CA)
Shortlisted, Arthur Ellis Best Non-Fiction Crime Book AwardIn 1869, in the woods just outside of the bustling port city of Saint John, a group of teenaged berry pickers… Read More
By: Silver Donald Cameron (CA)
NATIONAL BESTSELLERA brutal murder in a small Maritime fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the nature of… Read More
By: Dean Jobb (CA)
Welcome to a rogues’ gallery of murderers and pirates, a pair of brazen bank robbers and a fraud artist who fooled Halifax’s elite. A supporting cast includes a wise-cracking Cape Breton judge, legendary… Read More
By: Debra Komar (CA)
At 2:21 am on September 8, 1896, authorities in Nova Scotia killed an innocent man. Peter Wheeler — a “coloured” man accused of murdering a white girl — was strung… Read More
By: Steve Vernon (CA)
Anticipated follow-up to bestselling true-crime collection Maritime Murder, from celebrated author of Where the Ghosts Are and Halifax… Read More
By: Ernie MacAulay
On July 1, 1931, Mary Ann MacAulay married John Charles ‘JC’ MacKinnon at St. Mary’s Church in Souris, PEI. This mother of 12 children was a busy farmer’s wife, known for her optimistic outlook. Her optimism… Read More
By: Greg Marquis (CA)
The Death of Richard Oland and the Trial of Dennis… Read More
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