Crimes That Shocked Australia

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From the bestselling author of Murders That Shocked Australia comes another true crime anthology of shocking proportions. With enough gruesome tales to send shivers up your spine, join Ian Ferguson as he documents the most memorable moments in Australia's crime history. Gangland murders, kidnappings, hold-ups, mutilation and more, these crimes that occurred in our own backyard are hard to believe and not easy to forget. Covering a wide range of crimes and periods, from the bushranger gangs to present-day fugitives, it is an eye-opening introduction to these shocking crimes of Australia.

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Ian Ferguson won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour for his bookVillage of the Small Houses. He is the coauthor, with his brother Will Ferguson, of the runaway bestsellerHow to be a Canadian: Even If You Already Are One, which was shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Award and won the CBA Libris Award for nonfiction. He currently resides on an exotic island in the Pacific Oceanso, Victoria.