Friday, October 26, 2007

Halloween Time Books Reviewed

Unexplained Michigan Mysteries: Strange but True Tales From the Michigan Unknown By: Gary Barfknecht
Non-fiction: mystery, true crime, paranormal, history 181 pages

This book runs the gamut of odd in Michigan from where is Hoffa to a person that could breathe fire. It includes well know stories like the Yugo that fell off of the Mackinac Bridge. As well as unknown ones like the man who may have flown five years before the Wright Brothers. Each entry is short, most are 1 to 3 pages long, but they proved enough information for the casual reader. They also tell you where each event happened in some detail ranging from the county to the exact location (i.e. room 401 of Grace Hospital in Detroit [Houdini’s death]). The back also has a place name index so you can look up things that happened in your area. The topics range from UFO’s, Bigfoot and ghosts to unsolved murders, early history of Michigan mysteries, and Great Lake disappearances. But, it is not just a book for locals; it also has many stories of interest for people in other areas.

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