Charles W. Garnache

The Killer Monument Charles W. Garnache 1st edition

The Killer Monument stands on Stage Island at the mouth of the Saco River in Maine. Explorers saw an Indian woman crossing the river in a canoe with her baby. The explorers wanted to see if the child of a "savage" could swim like a kitten or a puppy. They threw the baby into the river. The baby drowned. In her grief, the mother cursed the river -- "Three white men will drown every year in the Saco River, forevermore." The curse has held true to this day. The river of life was changed to a river of death. At her death she was punished for her crime. This book was a bestseller on Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance list. It has sold regularly ever since.