Martha's Vineyard Mysteries. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1989 book, A Beautiful Place to Die
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A Beautiful Place to Die
Philip R. Craig, 1989
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Philip R. Craig, 2020-

During his career as a Boston cop, Jeff J.W. Jackson saw enough of the evil that men do to last a lifetime. So he retired to the serenity of Martha’s Vineyard to spend his days fishing for blues. But when a local’s boat mysteriously explodes off the coast, killing an amiable young drifter, Jackson finds himself reluctantly drawn back into the investigative trade.


Let Him Go. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Let Him Go
Larry Watson, 2013
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Thomas Bezucha, 2020

In 1963 Montana, retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret live with their son James, his wife Lorna, and their newborn grandson, Jimmy. One day while James is out riding his horse, Lorna readies a sink bath for Jimmy. While bathing Jimmy, the wild horse comes running back through the farm without James. George finally finds James dead alongside a creek. It is assumed that he died from being thrown from the horse, breaking his neck.


Devil in Ohio. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2017 book
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Devil in Ohio
Daria Polatin, 2017
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Daria Polatin, 2022-

Based on the book by Polatin, inspired by a true story, Devil in Ohio follows hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis, who shelters a mysterious cult escapee, Mae. Her world is turned upside down as the strange girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart.