| The World's Most Mysterious Murders Contributor(s): Fanthorpe, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550024396 ISBN-13: 9781550024395 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: Reading of murder stimulates a powerful response. We are repelled by the horror of it, but, simultaneously, our natural curiosity is strongly aroused. We want to know who did it, and why. Most unsolved murders have no apparent motives , or too many motives. The murders of Sir Harry Oakes in 1943 , one of the richest men in Canada , and Christine Demeter , found dead in a blood-soaked garage in Mississauga in 1973 , remain unsolved. In fact, history is full of unsolved murders. Who killed King William Rufus, Edward II, and the Princes in the Tower? Who was Jack the Ripper? Was James Hanratty really guilty of killing Michael Gregson? These mysteries and more are contained in The World's Greatest Unsolved Mysteries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| LCCN: 2003464833 |
| Series: Mysteries and Secrets |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.01" W x 8.96" (0.90 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reading of murder stimulates a powerful response. We are repelled by the horror of it, but, simultaneously, our natural curiosity is strongly aroused. We want to know who did it, and why. Most unsolved murders have no apparent motives - or too many motives. The murders of Sir Harry Oakes in 1943, one of the richest men in Canada, and Christine Demeter, found dead in a blood-soaked garage in Mississauga in 1973 - remain unsolved. In fact, history is full of unsolved murders. Who killed King William Rufus, Edward II, and the Princes in the Tower? Who was Jack the Ripper? Was James Hanratty really guilty of killing Michael Gregson? These mysteries and more are contained in The World's Most Mysterious Murders. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fanthorpe, Lionel And Patricia: - Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe have investigated the world's unsolved mysteries for more than 30 years and are the authors of 15 bestselling books, including Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars and Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons. They live in Cardiff, Wales. Fanthorpe, Lionel And Patricia: -Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe have investigated the world's unsolved mysteries for more than 30 years and are the authors of 15 bestselling books, including Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars and Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons. They live in Cardiff, Wales. |