Press, Margaret

Margaret Press, though born in Los Angeles, she now makes Salem her home. She writes mysteries set in Salem.

In 1996, she published a non-fiction book about the murder of Martha Brailsford by Thomas Maimoni, called "Counterpoint: a murder in Massachusetts Bay." Brailsford was killed in 1991 while sailing with Maimoni.

Her previous two fiction books were "Requiem for a postman" and "Elegy of a thief", both set in Salem.

See Also

• Vertical file in Salem Collection - Press, Margaret

• Margaret Press Official Website

• "Salem author publishes book on sailboat murder" Salem Evening News, June 13, 1996, p. A1
• Counterpoint: a murder in Massachusetts Bay by Margaret Press with Joan Noble Pinkham.

• "Author finds a perfect setting for mystery (Elegy for a Thief)" Salem Evening News, May 17, 1993, p.7
• "Salem author pens first mystery novel" Salem Evening News, Dec. 16, 1991, p.7