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Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss
276 pages, Paperback
Published December 24, 2025
About the author
Vernon Oickle
44 books13 followersVernon Oickle lives in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. He studied journalism in Lethbridge, Alberta and upon his graduation in 1982, he returned to his hometown to begin his newspaper career. Since then, Vernon has won many regional, national and international awards for writing and photography. In 2012, he won the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors’ Golden Quill Award for best editorial writing, becoming only the third Canadian and the first Nova Scotian to win this honour since it was first presented in 1961.
Today, he is the editor of the nationally award-winning newspaper, The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin in Bridgewater. Since October 1995 he has been writing the popular and award winning column, The Editor’s Diary. Helping to shape and influence public opinion on a wide range of topics that over time, his writing increasingly touches a populist nerve by airing topics important to his readers.
In addition to being an award winning journalist and editor, Vernon is the author of 18 books, many of which collect and preserve the heritage and culture of Atlantic Canada. In 2010 he launched a series of novels that get their names from a Maritime folklore rhyme about seven crows.
Today, he is the editor of the nationally award-winning newspaper, The Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin in Bridgewater. Since October 1995 he has been writing the popular and award winning column, The Editor’s Diary. Helping to shape and influence public opinion on a wide range of topics that over time, his writing increasingly touches a populist nerve by airing topics important to his readers.
In addition to being an award winning journalist and editor, Vernon is the author of 18 books, many of which collect and preserve the heritage and culture of Atlantic Canada. In 2010 he launched a series of novels that get their names from a Maritime folklore rhyme about seven crows.
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March 4, 2026
This review was first published at https://miramichireader.ca/2026/02/te... on February 10th.
Ten nice, long, uneventful years have passed since the last strange occurrences that happened in the town of Liverpool, and Alex’s last major encounter with the crows. During this time, Alex has spent his time studying for his medical degree. Now he is just days from graduation, and things are once again going off-kilter. Alex has noticed an increase in patients coming into the hospital who are victims of violent episodes.
While out jogging, Alex sees a rare albino crow and then bumps into a strange old man. The old man cryptically warns Alex that seeing a white crow means evil is on the horizon and to expect death and violence in the coming days. The old man says animals and humans will lose control and turn on one another. He continues that this has happened before in the days leading up to July 10, 1972, during the last total solar eclipse to happen over Liverpool. As luck will have it, the next solar eclipse is coming on Monday, April 8th, and things will worsen as it draws near.
“So much for ten years of joyous bliss, Alex thinks. He cringes when he recalls when crows infiltrated his life, he also remembers the past ten years when the world was a quieter place, free of near-death experiences and other mysterious events.”
“He’s seen enough strange behavior in his lifetime that he understands he cannot dismiss the man’s warning.”
“Eclipses are powerful celestial events that can energetically cause upheaval and unpredictable events to occur. They can bring unexpected challenges, opportunities and shifts in nature.”
In Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss, no one is immune to its effects, from the people and animals to bats, spiders, and even ants. But the ten crows will try to protect the chosen one.
Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss is the tenth in a suspense series written by Vernon Oickle. This installment can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, but be warned, it will leave you craving for more. And it will have you binge-reading the rest. Fans of Stephen King will particularly enjoy Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss.
The next book in this twelve-book series, Eleven Crows for Good Health, is expected to be released this year. I am looking forward to reading the final stretch of the series with mixed emotions. I want to read them, but I don’t want to say goodbye to the characters and the community Vernon Oickle has created.
Ten nice, long, uneventful years have passed since the last strange occurrences that happened in the town of Liverpool, and Alex’s last major encounter with the crows. During this time, Alex has spent his time studying for his medical degree. Now he is just days from graduation, and things are once again going off-kilter. Alex has noticed an increase in patients coming into the hospital who are victims of violent episodes.
While out jogging, Alex sees a rare albino crow and then bumps into a strange old man. The old man cryptically warns Alex that seeing a white crow means evil is on the horizon and to expect death and violence in the coming days. The old man says animals and humans will lose control and turn on one another. He continues that this has happened before in the days leading up to July 10, 1972, during the last total solar eclipse to happen over Liverpool. As luck will have it, the next solar eclipse is coming on Monday, April 8th, and things will worsen as it draws near.
“So much for ten years of joyous bliss, Alex thinks. He cringes when he recalls when crows infiltrated his life, he also remembers the past ten years when the world was a quieter place, free of near-death experiences and other mysterious events.”
“He’s seen enough strange behavior in his lifetime that he understands he cannot dismiss the man’s warning.”
“Eclipses are powerful celestial events that can energetically cause upheaval and unpredictable events to occur. They can bring unexpected challenges, opportunities and shifts in nature.”
In Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss, no one is immune to its effects, from the people and animals to bats, spiders, and even ants. But the ten crows will try to protect the chosen one.
Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss is the tenth in a suspense series written by Vernon Oickle. This installment can be read and enjoyed as a standalone, but be warned, it will leave you craving for more. And it will have you binge-reading the rest. Fans of Stephen King will particularly enjoy Ten Crows for a Time of Joyous Bliss.
The next book in this twelve-book series, Eleven Crows for Good Health, is expected to be released this year. I am looking forward to reading the final stretch of the series with mixed emotions. I want to read them, but I don’t want to say goodbye to the characters and the community Vernon Oickle has created.
March 8, 2026
This book was great bringing in random events and characters. Enjoyable read.
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