A man washes up on a shore he does not recognize. He does not know who he is and, worse, when he is. But it becomes clear that a force has brought him here for a purpose. He has a role in a conflict going back hundreds of years.

Book Eight in Vernon Oickle's Crows series keeps turning up surprises. Expect the unexpected...

The seventh book in Vernon Oickle's acclaimed Crows series!

When the crows flock to Liverpool, Nova Scotia, murder and mayhem follow. It is has been this way for 200 years, and the Goodwin family has always been at the centre of the dark goings-on. Now things seem to be coming to a head, long-hidden secrets are emerging and former friends are meeting each other as deadly enemies.

When a horrific crime shatters the serenity of Liverpool, on Nova Scotia's South Shore, seasoned RCMP officer Cliff Graham and his protégée, Emily Murphy, follow clues that seem to point past the current crime to a dark mystery that has plagued this town for centuries.

Nova Scotia is blessed with a rich language. It is literally littered with words and expressions that vary from county to county, and town to town. From a dog's breakfast, to blowin' a gale, bed lunch, giv'er, fill yer boots, dough funkers, back-ass-wards and right some good, Nova Scotia Slang will introduce you to a whole new language.

You know you speak Nova Scotian when...
- You've just made a hodgepodge.
- You caught your toe on the carpet and went arse over kettle.
- You know you've got a right nice car.
- Your mother is a bag of nerves after that near miss on the highway this morning.
- You invite your friends to come on over to the beach on Saturday night for a feed of lobster.
- You describe that really bad smell in your basement as being fowsty.
- Your kid is acting like a fart in a mitten.
- Someone calls you a hard-looking ticket and you know exactly what they're talking about.
- You are experiencing a severe case of the flying axe handles this morning.
- You ask your visitors, Jeet yet?

A hilarious second compendium of Canadian trivia perfect for bathroom reading.

Do you know Canada's oldest general store is in Nova Scotia? Or that the last British soldier killed in the First World War was born here? Or that the first UFO sighting in North America was recorded on October 12, 1796 in what today is New Minas? Did you know the world's smallest operating drawbridge is located in Yarmouth County? Or that Minard's Liniment was created here in the 1860s to relieve muscle pain and stiffness, back pain and arthritis pain?

From the creation of grape nut ice cream to the birthplace of Freemasonry in Canada, to the oldest farmers' market in the country, the largest wooden church in North America and the world's largest apple, The Second Movement is the book that should be in every self-respecting Nova Scotian's outhouse.

Do you know when and where the first road was built in Nova Scotia? Or that the first movie ever filmed in Canada was filmed here? When was the last public execution held in Nova Sco- tia and what was it like on execution day? From the tallest building to the oldest tree to Dwayne The Rock Johnson and the most penalized hockey player in NHL history, the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader is the book that should be in every Nova Scotian out- house. If you love Nova Scotia (and we know you do), you sim- ply must have the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader.

GOLD MINE
How I wish Nova Scotia's Outstanding Outhouse Reader had been around years ago when I was a new immigrant to Nova Scotia. It is a 'gold' mine of information, with a Wow, I didn't know that on almost every page. For visitors, genealogists, or potential immigrants, this is the perfect volume to shed light on the province's colourful and intriguing back story. The author's reputation for thorough research and readability shines through.
-- Susan B. Borgersen, author of Light Cycle

FRIGHTENING
With his new book, master storyteller Vernon Oickle treats us to another volume of frightening stories to keep the chill in our hearts even on the hottest of days. Oickle has been a significant chronicler of the long and rich Nova Scotia heritage of the supernatural and this volume is sure to be an important contribution to that tradition.
-- Darryll Walsh, acclaimed ghost hunter and author of Legends and Monsters of Atlantic Canada

KNOWS HIS STUFF
If I want to talk to someone about my health, then I want to talk to my doctor. If I want to talk to someone about the state of my house's plumbing, then I talk to my plumber. If I want to talk to someone about the ghost stories of Nova Scotia -- then I want to talk to Vernon Oickle. The man knows his stuff.
-- Steve Vernon, storyteller and author of Haunted Harbours

Are you still afraid of things that go bump in the night? Do you still think someone is watching you even though no one is there? Do doors and windows still open and close on their own? Do you still see people in your home even though you know you are alone? If you answer yes to even one of these questions, then More Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia will make you feel not alone.

Picking up where 2015's Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia left off, veteran ghost story teller Vernon Oickle brings to life more of Nova Scotia's intriguing tales of the paranormal, many of which have never been shared before.

On a warm, beautiful sunny day in June 1782, the women and young children of the village of Chester come together to defend their still-fledgling settlement against the invading and much more well-armed Americans. Armed only with their cunning and imagination, this rag-tag group of settlers pushed back the marauding intruders without the loss of a single life. In this fictional account of those events, veteran author Vernon Oickle weaves facts and legend to tell a story that has become part of Nova Scotia's heritage and folklore.

GRIPPING
Vernon Oickle brings to life the treacherous privateering and divided loyalties that marked America's Revolutionary War as it spilled over onto Nova Scotia's shores. Red Coat is a gripping tale from start to finish, a must read.
--Glenna Jenkins, author of Somewhere I Belong

THRILLER
This is an historical thriller of the first order. It is a page turner . . . a book you simply won't be able to put down.
-- Robert Hirtle, journalist

Humans love lists. As humourist writer H. Allen Smith once wrote, The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists. That infatuation with lists continues here. From Nova Scotia's great collector comes a masterful collection of lists that will start family arguments, provoke a wry smile, or just generally entertain on a cold winter night or in the dog days of summer.

In The Nova Scotia Book of Lists find out:
-Joe Canada's Top10 qualities that define a real Nova Scotian.
- Natalie MacMaster's wish list of the Top 10 Nova Scotians she would like to perform for.
-Jimmy Rankin's 10 favourite songs ever performed by a Nova Scotian.
-JC Douglas' list to Top 10 bands or performers to ever come out of Nova Scotia.
-Dan Soucoup's list of Nova Scotia's 10 best books.
-Darryll Walsh's Top 10 haunted places in Nova Scotia.
-Len Wagg's 10 best places in Nova Scotia to photograph.
-Joan Dawson's 10 most memorable back roads she's ever travelled in Nova Scotia.
-Michael de Adder's list of the top Nova Scotians that a political cartoonist likes to draw.
-Michael Haynes' list of Nova Scotia's best trails.
-Pete Luckett's 10 top choices of Nova Scotian products he likes to see on a menu when he dies out.
-Gerry Doucet's top 10 fishing holes in Nova Scotia.