Manchester City Library

Join the Manchester City Library on Tuesday September 6 at 6:30pm in the library auditorium or via Zoom to hear local author Kenneth Sheldon talk about his newest book Deep Water: Murder, Scandal, and Intrigue in a New England Town.

Full of mystery and intrigue, Deep Water is the true story of the murder of William K. Dean, which scandalized the entire region and split the town of Jaffrey, NH, for decades. In the waning days of World War I, William K. Dean was brutally murdered, his body hog-tied and dumped in a rainwater cistern on his farm in the quiet town of Jaffrey. Suspicion quickly fell on Dean’s wife, an invalid in the early stages of dementia. Her friends, outraged at the accusations, pointed instead to a former tenant of Dean’s, whom many suspected of being a German spy. Others believed that Dean’s best friend, a politically powerful banker and judge, was involved. To bring this mystery to page, Sheldon extensively researched the Dean murder and looked into thousands of pages of FBI documents, Grand Jury testimonies, newspaper accounts, private correspondence, and the archives of the Jaffrey Historical Society.

Kenneth Sheldon is a freelance author, editor, and playwright. His work has appeared in publications ranging from Acoustic Guitar to Yankee Magazine, where he was formerly a columnist. He has written or contributed to books published by Yankee, Time-Life, Rodale, and others, and was formerly the West Coast Bureau Chief for Byte Magazine.

For questions, call Tess Kimsey at 603-624-6550 x7620 or [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID, we encourage all in-person attendees wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status, and maintain a distance of 6 feet from other attendees. Registration is not required, but in-person attendance is limited to 50, so please sign up to ensure your seat! To attend virtually, sign up for the zoom link and an email reminder!