{"product_id":"scream-on-the-water-a-true-story-of-murder-in-salem-9781250092984","title":"Scream on the Water: A True Story of Murder in Salem","description":"Although Salem, Massachusetts, once echoed with the screams of tormented 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848996819218,"sku":"9781250092984","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9cdb5959-ccdd-4eea-8486-881e4078772c.jpg?v=1737386087","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/scream-on-the-water-a-true-story-of-murder-in-salem-9781250092984","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}