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The Unquiet Grave par Sharyn McCrumb
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The Unquiet Grave (2017)

par Sharyn McCrumb

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"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 Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P.D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Boozer is eager to try the new talking cure for insanity, and encourages his elderly patient to reminisce about his experiences as the first black attorney to practice law in nineteenth-century West Virginia. Gardner's most memorable case was the one in which he helped to defend a white man on trial for the murder of his young bride--a case that the prosecution based on the testimony of a ghost. Greenbrier, West Virginia, 1897 Beautiful, willful Zona Heaster has always lived in the mountains of West Virginia. Despite her mother's misgivings, Zona marries Erasmus Trout Shue, the handsome blacksmith who has recently come to Greenbrier County. After weeks of silence from the newlyweds, riders come to the Heasters' place to tell them that Zona has died from a fall, attributed to a recent illness. Mary Jane is determined to get justice for her daughter. A month after the funeral, she informs the county prosecutor that Zona's ghost appeared to her, saying that she had been murdered. An autopsy, ordered by the reluctant prosecutor, confirms her claim. The Greenbrier Ghost is renowned in American folklore, but Sharyn McCrumb is the first author to look beneath the legend to unearth the facts. Using a century of genealogical material and other historical documents, McCrumb reveals new information about the story and brings to life the personalities in the trial: the prosecutor, a former Confederate cavalryman; the defense attorney, a pro-Union bridgeburner, who nevertheless had owned slaves; and the mother of the murdered woman, who doggedly sticks to her ghost story--all seen through the eyes of a young black lawyer on the cusp of a new century, with his own tragedies yet to come. With its unique blend of masterful research and mesmerizing folklore, illuminating the story's fascinating and complex characters, The Unquiet Grave confirms Sharyn McCrumb's place among the finest Southern writers at work today"--… (plus d'informations)
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I've been a big fan of [author:Sharyn McCrumb|317] for a long time. She has an odd ability to pinpoint exactly the topics that interest me and then she writes books about them. Her [book:Bimbos of the Death Sun|471512] is a tongue-in-cheek homage the golden age of science fiction. [book:Lovely in Her Bones|539] makes fun of Scottish highland clan gatherings, something I love even if most real Scots couldn't care less about them. Her [book:St. Dale|135103] series is about stock car racing...okay, she's lost me there. But where she really shines is her ballad series, a set of mysteries each bearing the name of an Appalachian folk song. Many of her earlier books offered a blend of historical fiction, murder mystery, and suspense featuring Tennessee Sheriff Spencer Arrowood and Nora Bonesteel, an ancient mountain woman with The sight.

Around about 2010, though, Sharyn must have realized that truth was stranger than fiction and started to write her accounts of actual cases. The most recognizable of these is [book:The Ballad of Tom Dooley|10616505], which tells the tragic story of the star-crossed lovers that we all know from the song Hang Down your Head, Tom Dooley.

The most recent book in her ballad series is [book:The Unquiet Grave|32620367], an unlikely tale of an actual murder trial in which the defendant was accused by none other than the alleged ghost of his victim. Whether you believe in haints or not, the people described and most of the events actually occurred. And clearly, the ghost must have played a part. The State of West Virginia said as much when they erected a historical marker with this inscription:
Interred in nearby cemetery is Zona Heaster Shue. Her death in 1897 was presumed natural until her spirit appeared to her mother to describe how she was killed by her husband Edward. Autopsy on the exhumed body verified the apparition's account. Edward, found guilty of murder, was sentenced to the state prison. Only known case in which testimony from a ghost helped convict a murderer.
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  Unkletom | Jan 18, 2024 |
"Love was a form of madness. It was too bad they couldn't be committed for it, but he supposed there was no cure, anyhow." p.135 ( )
  MickeyMole | Oct 2, 2023 |
Interesting at times
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  zizabeph | May 7, 2023 |
Gave nice descriptions of living in rural Virginia, just existing with own family. Mom, Mary Jane, is determined to right an early death of Zona, a pretty but lazy daughter. The part with the dr and lawyer talking at the asylum just did nothing for me other than confirming what I knew about such a place and its conditions. Nothing new or mysterious occurred to make story exciting. Research notes at end helped clarify why the story continued to follow historical evidence rather than become more exciting. ( )
  kshydog | Dec 13, 2020 |
1875 in Greenbriar, West Virginia, Zona Heaster quickly falls for the new blacksmith in town, Trout Shue. The relationship doesn't please Zona's mother, Mary Jane, especially when she learns of Trout's reckless past. However, Zona seems happy and it is far past the time when a mother should let her daughter go, so Mary Jane relents. As soon as the couple is married, Trout's true colors show and Mary Jane finds out that Zona has died just a few months after. Zona's official cause of death is listed as an accidental fall, but Mary Jane is convinced of foul play. After Zona's ghost comes back to Mary Jane, she begins an official inquest into her daughter's death.
In 1930, attorney P.D. Gardener is committed to the asylum for the Colored Insane after a failed suicide attempt. His doctor is trying out a new kind of therapy involving talking and P.D. reminisces about a unique case of defending a white man for murder where the testimony of his deceased wife was used against him.
Part historical fiction, party murder mystery and part ghost story, The Unquiet Grave is based upon the real murder trial of Zona Heaster Shue. I was pulled in the most by P.D.'s character and his confinement within the asylum as well as his rise to be a Black attorney in West Virginia. P.D. gave insight into the time period as well as context for how people acted and what they believed. Though we didn't know Zona's character for long, her spirit and tenacity was apparent. Zona didn't always make the best decisions in life, but seemed to do better in death by inciting her mother's interest. The point of view switches between P.D. in 1930 and Mary Jane in 1875, both telling the story, in a rather roundabout way, of how Zona came to be murdered and how her killer was finally convicted. The writing is very thorough and did seem to get a little bogged down in the details for me at times, but I was impressed by the amount of historical fact that was put in. I love that Zona's ghost continued to be a character and made sure that her death was not forgotten as well as having a testimony in her own murder trial. Overall, a unique telling of a historic true crime story.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )
  Mishker | Oct 2, 2020 |
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"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 Following a suicide attempt and consigned to a segregated insane asylum, attorney James P.D. Gardner finds himself under the care of Dr. James Boozer. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Boozer is eager to try the new talking cure for insanity, and encourages his elderly patient to reminisce about his experiences as the first black attorney to practice law in nineteenth-century West Virginia. Gardner's most memorable case was the one in which he helped to defend a white man on trial for the murder of his young bride--a case that the prosecution based on the testimony of a ghost. Greenbrier, West Virginia, 1897 Beautiful, willful Zona Heaster has always lived in the mountains of West Virginia. Despite her mother's misgivings, Zona marries Erasmus Trout Shue, the handsome blacksmith who has recently come to Greenbrier County. After weeks of silence from the newlyweds, riders come to the Heasters' place to tell them that Zona has died from a fall, attributed to a recent illness. Mary Jane is determined to get justice for her daughter. A month after the funeral, she informs the county prosecutor that Zona's ghost appeared to her, saying that she had been murdered. An autopsy, ordered by the reluctant prosecutor, confirms her claim. The Greenbrier Ghost is renowned in American folklore, but Sharyn McCrumb is the first author to look beneath the legend to unearth the facts. Using a century of genealogical material and other historical documents, McCrumb reveals new information about the story and brings to life the personalities in the trial: the prosecutor, a former Confederate cavalryman; the defense attorney, a pro-Union bridgeburner, who nevertheless had owned slaves; and the mother of the murdered woman, who doggedly sticks to her ghost story--all seen through the eyes of a young black lawyer on the cusp of a new century, with his own tragedies yet to come. With its unique blend of masterful research and mesmerizing folklore, illuminating the story's fascinating and complex characters, The Unquiet Grave confirms Sharyn McCrumb's place among the finest Southern writers at work today"--

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