Description:
When a horrific crime shatters the serenity of Liverpool, on Nova Scotia's South Shore, police follow clues that seem to point past the current crime to a dark mystery that has plagued this town for centuries.
Brief description: Vernon Oickle was born and raised in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where he continues to reside with his wife, Nancy, and their family. Growing up in a small town in rural Nova Scotia, Vernon always wanted to pursue a career as a newspaper reporter. After completing high school in 1979, he attended Lethbridge Community College. He graduated in 1982 with an honours diploma in Journalism and returned to Liverpool to work at the local newspaper, The Advance. His community newspaper career spanned 33 years.In addition to his long list of newspaper awards and honours, in 2012 Vernon received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, recognizing his contributions to his community, province and country, and in April 2015 he received a Distinguished Alumni Award (Community Leader) from Lethbridge College. He was inducted into the Atlantic Journalism Awards Hall of Fame in the spring of 2020.As a testimony to his outstanding career, in 2014 the South Queens Middle School in Liverpool announced the creation of the Vernon Oickle Writer's Award, to be given annually to a student who excels in the art of writing, either fiction or non-fiction.
Review Quotes:
Murder and enchantment set in small-town Nova Scotia. A clever blending of police procedural and paranormal thriller, bustling with authentic and likeable characters and bristling with suspense. A welcome addition to a riveting series!
Ian Colford, author of A Dark House and Other Stories
Reading Six Crows Gold? You'll sleep with the lights on! Mystery, danger and dread swirl like crows swirl around tree tops.
Laurie Glenn Norris, author of Found Drowned
For those who enjoy local crime fiction with a twist of a ghost story, Six Crows Gold is an ideal book to tuck into your beach bag.
Nicola Davison, author of In the Wake
Another masterpiece in criminal suspense fiction. As the story unfolds, the reader is drawn deeper and deeper into a world of treachery and trepidation. The ending is as shocking as any novel I have ever read. A marvellous and exciting read.
Marci Lin Melvin, author of Thin Glass Houses and Fortress
A gripping tale of mystery intertwined with a chilling family legacy that will keep you hooked until the end.
Peter J. Foote, bestselling spec-fic author