Sweet Lorraine

By Arthur H. Veasey III and Arthur Hale Veasey III

In 1954 Amesbury, Massachusetts was a quintessential New England town where hard working folks raised families, worshipped at one of seven churches, and found their evening entertainment watching television. It was a quiet, predictable place to live, far removed from the sins of the big city. All of that changed one June morning when a birdwatcher on a spring outing happened upon the remains of a human body floating in a tidal marsh of the Merrimack River. The discovery received scant attention until an autopsy revealed two bullet holes in the victim's head. And when John Doe turned out to be Alvin Parker, shock waves reverberated throughout the community as teams of state and local law enforcement officials, and scores of investigative reporters, descended upon the town following a trail of adultery and murder, fueled by lurid tales of couple swapping parties. Sweet Lorraine is a fictionalized account that reconstructs the brutal murder of a local citizen, Alvin Parker, and the ensuing investigation that led to the trial and conviction of his wife Lorraine, a pretty and demure mother of three who seemed incapable of carrying out such a heinous act by herself. In a suspenseful and at times empathetic story, Arthur Veasey creates a powerfully managed narrative with authoritative handling of the details of the crime throughout. The result is a book that is both fascinating and engaging from start to finish.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1723450952
• ISBN13: 9781723450952
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.3" x 5.0"