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Sep 12, 2017 · The Unquiet Grave is historical fiction, based on a true crime committed in Greenbriar, West Virginia in 1897. Mary Jane, mother of Zona Heaster, narrates part of this novel, and drives the investigation into the untimely death of her daughter, a young bride of only a few months.
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From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely-wrought novel set in 19th century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history — the case of the Greenbrier Ghost. Lakin, West Virginia, 1930. Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum ...
Jan 14, 2018 · Based on a true story from Greenbrier County, West Virginia, the novel chronicles the notorious trial of a horse-stealing blacksmith accused of strangling his third wife to death in 1897.
The Unquiet Grave - Historical Novel Society. Written by Sharyn McCrumb. Review by Susan McDuffie. Lakin, West Virginia, 1930. Attorney James P. D. Gardner, confined to an asylum after an unsuccessful suicide attempt, tries the “talking cure” under the care of young Dr. James Boozer.
Historical Fiction, Mystery. Title: The Unquiet Grave. Author: Sharyn McCrumb. First published September 12, 2017. 369 pages, Kindle Edition. Rating: 3.75. Overview. Sharyn McCrumb takes readers on a journey to 1930s West Virginia where attorney James P.D. Gardner finds himself in a segregated insane asylum after a suicide attempt.
From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes this finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history—the case of the Greenbrier Ghost.
Sep 12, 2017 · From New York Times bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb comes a finely wrought novel set in nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history—the case of the Greenbrier Ghost. Lakin, West Virginia, 1930.
