I found this hardcover at a local Savers thrift shop. It's a look at the history of Salem, Massachusetts - focusing on the 19th century rather than the more infamous 17th-century witch-trial era. But while it looks into the economics and industries of the city, it also centers on a heinous murder: the grisly bludgeoning death of 82-year-old Captain Joseph White, in his own bed, in 1830. (I'd read about the crime before, in various true-crime/history books, but this is a more in-depth treatment of the causes, the crime itself, the investigation, and the aftermath.)

Guidelines for safely visiting and stocking Little Free Libraries during the COVID-19 pandemic, from the LFL site here.

I plan to leave this book on the book-swap shelf in the Tyngsboro post office lobby; hope someone enjoys it!

[See other recent releases in MA here.]

** Released for the 2022 May Royalty challenge. **