author
Kate Marion Tucker
b. 1890
A little-known American writer, she is remembered for a coastal adventure story set in Maine that blends summer fun with a touch of mystery. Her surviving work has found new readers through public-domain editions and audiobook recordings.
1 Audiobook
The Haunted Ship
by Kate Marion Tucker
About the author
Born in Nyack, New York, in 1890, Kate Marion Tucker was an American author whose best-known work is The Haunted Ship. The novel follows a group of young people on the Maine coast and mixes adventure with an eerie, suspenseful mood.
Although not much widely documented biographical detail survives, library and public-domain records consistently connect her with The Haunted Ship, and genealogy sources list her life dates as 1890 to 1946. That small footprint gives her writing an added sense of discovery for modern readers.
Today, Tucker's work remains accessible through Project Gutenberg and LibriVox, where listeners can encounter her storytelling in audiobook form. For readers who enjoy vintage children's and young adult fiction, her novel offers sea air, summer excitement, and old-fashioned mystery in a compact, engaging package.