Gone: 25 of the World's Most Chilling and Bizarre Kidnappings

by Wendy Lewis

Gone. This fresh up-to-the-minute collection of true crime stories captures the rich complexities of 25 diverse kidnapping cases from across the globe.

Who can forget -
. The video stills of a badly beaten Douglas Wood pleading for his life in Iraq?
. Good-girl-turned-bad Patty Hearst posing with an AK-47?
. The sordid secret lives of Phillip Garrido and Josef Fritzl?
. The unflattering mug shots of NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, driven to distraction by her romantic rival?
. And did the FBI really foil a plot to kidnap Russell Crowe?

Gone will engross anyone fascinated by human nature and the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Sydney, Australia
True crime, history & biography

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Gone' is a collection of kidnapping stories from around the world, both recent years and the past, infamous and some not as well known. It was a very easy read and a well organised book. I quite enjoyed reading it. Some stories even had me so engaged that I would have liked to have read more!

[Maggie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Two and a half. This book was interesting without becoming gruesome. A good explanation of some well known cases, both recent and historical.

[Suzanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didnt find this book interesting at all