New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Allen & Unwin
03 July-Sept
New Crime & Mystery Fiction Titles From
Allen & Unwin
JULY-SEPT 03
Richard King
Carrion Colony
Pbk published August 2003 by Allen & Unwin at £6.99
ISBN: 1865087602
There's violence, mayhem and generally very odd behaviour exhibited by the soldiers and the convicts at the Australian Old and New Bridgeford penal colony of the early 19th century. Every man and woman is being stretched beyond belief just to survive, but there's humour too in the surviving.
Thousands of New and Used Books at your Fingertips...
Support Tangled Web - Buy Your Books Online
Peter Lalor
Blood Stain
Pbk published September 2003 by Allen & Unwin at £7.99
ISBN: 1865088781
On 29th February 2000, Katherine Knight committed an unspeakable act. A mother of four and a grandmother, she seduced and then stabbed John Price 37 times. A former abattoir worker, she skinned him. A loving partner, she cooked him with vegetables, making a soup with his head. Made gravy. Left him on plates for his family. Why? Pricey was her de facto and he wanted out. She didn't like that. People said that most of the time Katherine Knight seemed normal... until she got angry. She was judged to be legally sane when she committed a crime so horrible that the media shied away from the detail. Journalist Peter Lalor covered the trial and wanted to know what made Knight go way over the borderline. In this unflinching account he uncovers the layers of her dysfunction, opening the door of 84 St Andrews Street and taking us into the lives of Knight's ex-partners, her family and the locals of Aberdeen, New South Wales. At the time of writing, Katherine Knight was the only woman serving a life sentence in Australia. She is never to be released.
Thousands of New and Used Books at your Fingertips...
Support Tangled Web - Buy Your Books Online
John Long
Dinosaur Dealers
Pbk published July 2003 by Allen & Unwin at £10.99
ISBN: 1865088293
These days sale of a dinosaur fossil for millions of dollars seems to take precedence over what scientific information may have been lost by its crude excavation, or even whether the specimen will end up in a proper museum to be cared for and preserved for all time. In October 1996 rare dinosaur footprints were stolen from an isolated beach near Broome in Western Australia. Not only was the scientific world horrified by the theft, but it was also a violation of an Aboriginal sacred site. Attempting to trace the theft and recover the stolen footprints, Australian palaeontologist John Long teams up with the world's specialised fossil cop, US lawman Sgt Steve Rogers and together they delve into the case. Leads take them around Australia, to Germany, London and parts of the United States on the trail of the missing fossils. They visit a large international fossil trade show, explore the enigmatic world of the international fossil trade, where dinosaur dealers offer priceless scientific treasures for millions of dollars. They encounter slick professional fossil traders, go undercover to interview nefarious dealers with criminal backgrounds, and learn about the illegal world of fossil poaching and fossil smuggling going on in many countries around the world. They interview leading scientists, policemen and amateur collectors to discuss the legislation which protects fossils and their sites, and which enables some people to dig up and sell valuable fossils. Along the way several criminal case histories are given to show how some countries take their fossil laws very seriously. The journey is an adventure, with discovery and danger along the way, but when you deal with thieves and criminals, that's expected.
Thousands of New and Used Books at your Fingertips...
Support Tangled Web - Buy Your Books Online