They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise. From pitiless smugglers to reluctant brides, the ghostly figures of the Eastern Shore are at once terrifying and tragic. Mindie Burgoyne takes readers on a spine-tingling journey as she recounts the grisly events at the Cosden Murder Farm and the infamous legend of Patty Cannon. Tread the foggy lanes of Kent Manor Inn and linger among Revolutionary War dead to discover the otherworldly occupants of Maryland's most haunted shore. Mindie Burgoyne is a travel writer, blogger, author, tour operator and speaker. Her tour company includes Chesapeake Ghost Walks, which features ten regional tours on Maryland's Eastern Shore. She is the author of Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake." Her articles and photographs have been featured in the Baltimore Sun, CBS News, Maryland Life Magazine and What's Up Eastern Shore, among others. Helen Chappell is a writer and columnist based on Maryland's Eastern Shore. She is the author of "The Oysterback Tales" and "Chesapeake Book of the Dead."