Solving the World's Most Famous Mystery Codes

Author: Zhu Bo (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Crime scenes are shrouded in mystery and complexity, while the investigation process is meticulous and thrilling. The key to solving the case, "evidence," can be found in every detail. This book presents 50 classic suspense cases from around the world, offering investigative accounts more dramatic than stories, bringing you a profound emotional impact. The cases are vivid and engaging, with suspenseful plots, baffling circumstances, eccentric suspects, compelling details, and unexpected breakthroughs. All of this will ignite your curiosity, inviting you to experience a feast of logical thinking alongside us.
On November 16, 1940, in the United Edison Building at 64 West Street in New York City, a worker accidentally discovered a wooden tool box on an outdoor balcony. Upon opening it, he was shocked to find a bomb inside! Meanwhile, the Oatley Circus was performing in San Francisco. Acrobatic shooter Oatley was performing one of the most astonishing stunts in the show: Miss Fairmel with three lit candles on her head. Oatley stood with his back to her, aiming at the candles using a mirror and preparing to shoot. "Bang!" A gunshot rang out, followed by a terrifying and tragic scream. Miss Fairmel, the female assistant, was actually shot and killed.
On December 21, 1988, a Pan Am Boeing 747 flight from London to New York was en route to Scotland when an unexpected incident occurred: the plane exploded in mid-air! A construction crew was clearing out an abandoned factory in the suburbs. While using a pickaxe to pry open a heavy, thick stone slab on the factory floor, a worker was surprised to discover a human skeleton beneath it!
This book selects 50 classic and widely influential suspense cases from around the world. By introducing the mysteries revealed at each crime scene, it describes the meticulous, step-by-step collection, analysis, and reasoning of court workers after the scene investigation, ultimately leading to the stunning breakthrough that solves the case.