Murder Among Friends — John Greenleaf Whittier

Murder Among Friends is a collection of short mysteries inspired by the life and works of John Greenleaf Whittier. All proceeds benefit the Whittier Birthplace museum. John Greenleaf Whittier (1807â€"1892) worked, among other occupations, as a newspaper reporter and editor before his poetry propelled him into the American consciousness. But once a journalist, always a journalist. He applauded a well-reported crime as only a former editor could do. His works promoting abolitionism appealed to humanity and treated specific cases as criminal proceedings. And scattered in his prose and poetry celebrating religion and rural life are works derived from famous crimes. After all, what's a little murder among friends? Stories by Edith Maxwell, John G. Whittier, Pete Rawlik, Vicki Weisfeld, Ken Faig, Jr., William Cullen Bryant, David Bernard, Susan Oleksiw, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, Gregory L. Norris, Lucy Larcom, Rock Neelly, Celia Thaxter, Judi Calhoun, and D.G. Critchley. Introduction by Tim Coco. Edited by David Goudsward