{"product_id":"a-scream-on-the-water-a-true-story-of-murder-in-salem-9781250092984","title":"A Scream on the Water: A True Story of Murder in Salem","description":"\u003cp\u003eLURED ONTO A YACHT...\u003cbr\u003eAlthough Salem, Massachusetts, once echoed with the screams of tortured women, it has long since been a quiet New England fishing village...until one warm summer day, when the peace was shattered by the cries of a young woman meeting a grisly fate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTRAGICALLY CUT DOWN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE...\u003cbr\u003eHappily married, Martha Brailsford was a lovely, talented young artist with a big heart who agreed to go for a sail with her neighbor Tom Maimoni. Little did she know that beneath his mild-mannered exterior, and behind his tearful tale of losing his wife to cancer, Maimoni was a cunning sociopath and pathological liar who had been married to four different women. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRUTHLESSLY PLUNGED INTO THE SEA...\u003cbr\u003eThe truth about Maimoni would surface only after Martha's body-- nude, skeletonized, and with an anchor wrapped around it-- turned up in the traps of a local lobsterman. As tranquil, idyllic Salem reeled from the shocking, sordid discovery, women began to come forward with their own tales of Maimoni's lies and depraved behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with chilling detail, \u003ci\u003eA Scream on the Water\u003c\/i\u003e is the frightening account of a beloved young woman, a sadistic killer, and a violent struggle that ended in death on a dark and lonely Salem night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Press,Joan Noble Pinkham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250092984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Press\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Salem-based mystery novels, \u003ci\u003eRequiem for a Postman\u003c\/i\u003e, Carroll \u0026amp; Graf 1992, and \u003ci\u003eElegy for a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, Carroll \u0026amp; Graf 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised in California, Press holds a doctorate in linguistics from UCLA. She worked as a speech and language specialist at a Boston school before making a career move into accounting and computer programming. She is currently a senior programmer-analyst. In addition to being a writer, Press is a private pilot in her spare time and enjoys aerial photography. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Noble Pinkham\u003c\/b\u003e studied film at NYU and The AFI in Los Angeles. She taught writing for film and television in London, Dublin, New York, and Boston. A former public relations executive and broadcaster, she now lives in Amesbury, Massachusetts, where she writes nautical yarns, mysteries, historical biographies and screenplays. She owns Sea \u0026amp; Coast Films and Pinkham \u0026amp; Associates, Literary Agents and teaches comedy, mystery and screenplay writing to students from all over New England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44117068382323,"sku":"9.78125E+12","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_87b9d319-cea5-45e7-a751-1028bda947af.jpg?v=1764335863","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-scream-on-the-water-a-true-story-of-murder-in-salem-9781250092984","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}