From Pulitzer Prize-winning Maine author Caroline Fraser comes a searing work of literary nonfiction that reads like a fever dream. True crime, history, and cultural reckoning — woven together with razor precision. The kind of book you press into a friend’s hands and say, “You have to read this.”
$32.00
Some stories sink into you like cold water. Murderland is one of them.
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser — the brilliant mind behind Prairie Fires — comes a gripping, meticulously researched work that reads like a fever dream and a reckoning all at once. Fraser turns her razor-sharp eye toward the dark underbelly of the American West, weaving together true crime, history, and cultural critique into something that feels utterly urgent.
This is the kind of book that makes you miss your stop on the train. The kind you press into a friend’s hands and say, “You have to read this.”
Fraser doesn’t just recount violence — she interrogates it. She asks hard questions about the systems, landscapes, and silences that allow it to persist. The result is a work that is as thought-provoking as it is propulsive. Literary nonfiction at its most powerful.
We’re especially proud to carry this one, as Fraser is a Maine author — and there’s something fitting about discovering a book this good just steps from the sea, where the wind has a way of clearing your head and sharpening your attention.
Come browse it on our shelves, or order your copy today. This one deserves a spot in your hands.

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Ogunquit, ME 03907
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