Mike Browne chronicles some of his all-time favourite stories of true crime and dark history from Canada and around the world. In Murders with a Twist, Browne recounts seven true crime stories with atypical elements, including weird motives, unusual perpetrators and bizarre murder weapons. Perpetual Puzzles covers six stories that remain unresolved and will leave you with more questions than answers. The Madness of Crowds reveals that murder and mayhem are sometimes a group effort. The book concludes with Notable Disasters, which describes some of the most tragic and deadly events in history.
Record details
ISBN:1443461598
ISBN:9781443461597
Physical Description:xxii, 311 pages ; 23 cm print
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-311).
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1: Murder with a twist. Girl gone ; Spell murder for me ; The boozing barber ; The elementary school murderer ; Bad apples ; Sing a song of murder ; Antifreeze and a cold heart -- Part 2: Perpetual puzzles. The Oak Island mystery ; Who was the Persian Princess? ; The love me tender murders ; Dark water ; The unknown man ; The Dyatlov Pass incident -- Part 3: The madness of crowds. Northern rampage ; The UFO cult ; Colonia Dignidad ; The ripper crew ; Los narcosatánicos ; Children of thunder -- Part 4: Notable disasters. The great influenza pandemic of 1918 ; The eruption of Mount St. Helens ; The space shuttle Challenger explosion ; The Grenfell Tower fire ; The Boxing Day tsunami ; The Chilean mining accident.
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