Crime

by Sean Stewart Price

Published 1 August 2015

Why did robbers steal precious works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990? In 2005, how did thieves in Amsterdam pull off the largest diamond heist in history? Throughout the world, some criminals seem to pull off the perfect crimes. They leave us asking, "How'd they do it?" or "Why'd they do it?" and "Could it happen again?" With dramatic photos and intriguing theories, readers can go on a journey around the world and learn about some tough crimes to solve.


Why did ancient people in Peru create the Nazca Lines? What happened to the people of the Roanoke colony in 1587? How are rocks mysteriously moving themselves in California's Death Valley? These mysterious questions and others have gone unanswered for many years. Enter the world of the unexplained and explore mysterious places, unsolved crimes, strange historical events, and oddities in nature from around the globe.