Ebook: Mystery on the Isles of Shoals: closing the case on the Smuttynose ax murders of 1873

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes on Spelling and Word Choice; Introduction; Prologue; Backstory; 1. Wagner's Dory; 2. Our Founding Fishermen; 3. The Wild Wild East; 4. The First Tourists; 5. The Norwegians; 6. Poor Karen and Mr. Poor; Murder; 7. With an Ax; 8. Best of Friends; 9. On Water Street; 10. Rowing; 11. Louis! Louis!; 12. Hunting Maren; 13. Escape; Capture; 14. The American Killer; 15. The Stranger; 16. The Arrest; 17. Lynch Mob; 18. Evidence and Alibi; 19. The Funeral; Trial; 20. Opening Ceremonies; 21. The Examination.;For the first time, the full story of a crime that has haunted New England since 1873. The cold-blooded ax murder of two innocent Norwegian women at their island home off the coast of New Hampshire has gripped the region since 1873, beguiling tourists, inspiring artists, and fueling conspiracy theorists. The killer, a handsome Prussian fisherman down on his luck, was quickly captured, convicted in a widely publicized trial, and hanged in an unforgettable gallows spectacle. But he never confessed and, while in prison, gained a circle of admirers whose blind faith in his innocence still casts a sh.