Gone Missing: Ten Famous and Mysterious Disappearances

by Albert Jack

We all love a good mystery don’t we? And by all, I mean each and every one of us are, or will be, captivated at one time or another by a decent, real-life, scary mystery; either one of the world’s most famous or something on a much smaller scale. But, writing a book on just one of these would have been relatively easy. The challenge came from researching many of them and then condensing them down in a way that I know you, my reader, will enjoy them. And that is in short, sharp informative sections that can be read on the train, bus, queue or whilst you are waiting to pick the kids up from school.

In other words, the challenge was to explain each mystery in a way you can enjoy, and absorb, in about ten minutes flat. Therefore, inevitably, some information will be missing, for which I apologise in advance. But the missing detail isn’t critical to the basic story; the core details of the mystery in question should all be in there.
And this brings me to an important point. Given that I am a fan of the unknown and unexplained, I have not set out to be a mystery buster in this series.

Instead I just wanted to tell the story, reveal some little-known detail and offer a rational explanation wherever I could. I wanted to provoke a bit of thought and conversation wherever I could, but leave you to decide the answer for yourselves; does the story remain a mystery, in your view, or have you managed to piece together a theory of your own that you can share with friends. Although, to be fair, I must admit there are some cases where I just couldn’t resist presenting some of my own ideas and giving full rein to my scepticism. But don’t let that stop you from enjoying yourselves.


The other two books in this series are;

Mysterious World (The World’s Ten Most Famous Mysteries)
Weird and Wonderful World (Ten Tales from the Paranormal)

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 16, 2014

About the author

Albert Jack, pen name for Graham Willmott, is an international best-selling author and historian. He is an expert in explaining the unexplained and has appeared on live television shows and has made thousands of radio appearances worldwide.

Reviews

[Ms Alison Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable mysteries

I enjoyed this book as it was well written. The author had given sensible theories of what may have happened. I would have liked a few more mysteries.

[Kieran Ramsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

Some really interesting mysteries. Not the typical ones you might expect. Worth a read. Enjoy reading it. Plenty of food for thought.