Modern Mysteries of the Unexplained: The Most Perplexing Events of Recent Times

by Neil Ward

Ranging from unexplained disappearances to inexplicable natural phenomena to supposed incidents of time travel, Modern Mysteries explores some of the strangest events of modern times. Whether it is unsolved crimes or occurrences that seem to break every scientific law we know, the world remains full of mysteries whose explanations still elude us.

In this fascinating book, you will learn

- The mysterious 'Somerton Man', whose body washed up on shore with a coded message from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

- The Dyatlov Pass Incident, where nine hikers perished after desperately trying to escape their tents from an unknown threat

- The Dodleston Messages, when a new resident began receiving messages through his computer from what seemed to be a 16th-century spirit

- The Oakville Blobs, a weird gelatinous substance that fell from the sky and left illness in their wake

256 pages, Paperback

Published November 4, 2025

Reviews

[Ray Smith]

While a few new nuggets of information, this book was full of cases everyone already knew. The Doldsten case was the only entry in the book I hadn't already heard of. Perhaps it speaks more to have few "unsolved mysteries" we still have?

[Rosie]

these days both ancient and modern mysteries are highly accessible to all of us so these kind of books really need a unique hook to pull you in and unfortunately this was lacking.

[Mellissa Bushby]

The potential with this topic is always great, but this was sadly rather boring and long-winded.

2.5 stars.