by Tom Brennan
(all published by Epicenter Press, Alaska Book Adventures, Kenmore, WA)
Moose Dropping and Other Crimes Against Nature
Illustrated by Robert Parsons
Funny Stories from Alaska
It was a dream assignment! Collect wit, one-liners, tall tales, practical jokes, and funny stories for a book about Alaska humor. In MOOSE DROPPING AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST NATURE, author Tom Brennan writes about the indignant tourist who hears of moose droppings and wants to know from what height the moose are dropped; about the practical joker in Sitka who creates a near-panic when he charters a helicopter to drop a load of old tires into the crater of a nearby dormant volcano, then sets the tires on fire; about the equally engaging tales of people, animals, and politicians. Price $12.95 plus shipping
Murder at 40 Below
Foreword by Sheila Toomey
Illustrations by Brian Sostrom
The grisly stories of the ten most notorious Alaska murderers of the last century. The chilling accounts of violence, scheming, greed and madness in the Far North are drawn from eyewitness accounts, police reports and newspaper archives.
MURDER AT FORTY BELOW: True Crime Stories From Alaska recounts step-by-step the murder cases that made headlines and sent shivers up the spines of many Alaskans. The book profiles murderers like the Anchorage big-game hunter who lured topless dancers away from the city and then raped, tortured and killed them; the drifter who killed seven residents of Manley Hot Springs and an Alaska State Trooper who pursued him; the loner who hoarded guns, ammunition and commando gear, and tried to annihilate the people of McCarthy in the remote Wrangell-St. Elias National Park; and the Juneau construction worker who killed the man who beat his mistress and spent 54 years in jail while gaining a national following as the “Birdman of Alcatraz.” Price $14.95 plus shipping
Cold Crime
Cold Crime
Edited by Ian Shuler
Illustrated by Brian Sostrom
How Police Detectives Solved Alaska’s Most Shocking Cases
COLD CRIME is a collection of stories about some of Alaska’s high-profile criminal investigations of the past half-century. Step by step, journalist Tom Brennan walks readers through thirteen notorious cases, drawing details from the confidential files of Alaska police detectives who investigate murder, mayhem, crimes of passion and greed, and an amazing amount of criminal stupidity. Price $14.95 plus shipping