Alix Crawford Carney

Deplorable Tragedy Alix Crawford Carney

The author and her cousins grew up haunted by the knowledge that their grandmother had been mysteriously orphaned when she was a baby. Vague answers in hushed tones were the only answers they received to their questions.



Deplorable Tragedy: A Family's Mystery Answered, inspired by true events, is an unforgettable historical novel set during the late 1800s. Mitchell and May Plummer, each with their own secrets, marry, happy to begin their new lives. Due to family conflicts, they flee Bangor, Maine with their little girls and move to Scranton, Mississippi. There, they find happiness and success in a welcoming community, the newspapers often writing glowing articles about them both. They become good friends with Edgar Hamlin (E H), a reporter from New Orleans. An electric intensity simmers amongst the three in the sultry, southern town on the Mississippi Sound.




The startling discovery of two newspaper articles from 1898, led the author to piece together the puzzle of her great grandparents' lives and the lamentable choices they made- choices that had remained a secret for one hundred and twenty years.




Well researched, using newspaper articles, ancestry sites and family lore, the author has created a suspenseful and intriguing tale of love, hope and despair.