We love local history and true crime so we're thrilled to be chatting with author Dawn M. Barclay about her book, "Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England". Learn all about the haunted happenings in our own backyards and, then, plan a trip to visit them all! What could be better as we head into spooky season? Bring your questions because this will be a fast paced Q&A!

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About the book:

For the true crime lover—finally, a travel guide from an award-winning travel journalist and suspense author that gives you the down and dirty on exactly where the major crimes occurred, and where the bodies are buried. For aficionados of paranormal, prison, and tombstone travel, there’s a goldmine of tourism suggestions for you here as well.

Along with summaries of the major crimes committed in New England, you’ll discover where to find the best crime and ghost tours; which hotels and restaurants are former jails, courthouses, or harbor paranormal activity; where infamous criminals are/were jailed, and which venues and attractions might feed your fancy for murder and justice. Reading lists in each chapter will guide you to books expounding on the crimes discussed. Best of all, suggested itineraries bring all the pieces together to help you traverse New England’s criminal landscape in an organized and entertaining way. Up for a true crime road trip? Let Vacations Can Be Murder be your ultimate travel guide.

About Dawn:

Dawn M. Barclay is a veteran travel trade reporter who has served as senior or contributing editor on several magazines, including Travel Agent, Travel Life, Travel Market Report, and most recently, Insider Travel Report. Her book, Traveling Different: Vacation Strategies for Parents of the Anxious, the Inflexible, and the Neurodiverse (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022), considered the autism travel bible, won the Lowell Thomas Gold Award in 2023 from the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation. It also won Honorable Mention from ASJA's Arlene Awards for Books that Make a Difference, and took first place in the Maxy Awards (inspirational/self-help category.)

 Dawn offers editing services through SuggestedDevelopment.com and ghostwriting/personal history services through LegacyQuest.net.

When not writing about travel, she pens psychological/domestic/romantic suspense and edits crime fiction anthologies as D.M. Barr.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in partnership with a multitude of MA Libraries.