Paper Cows & More Saskatchewan Crime Stories

$19.95
In their second collection of Saskatchewan true crime stories, Pacholik and Pruden uncover a number of little-known or long-forgotten tales from Saskatchewan’s history, including chilling homicides, daring robberies, shocking frauds–and even a suicide bombing and an airplane hijacking. From the first execution to the never-before-revealed details of one of Canada’s largest drug busts, from frozen gold to poisoned porridge, Paper Cows is guaranteed to surprise, shock, and fascinate.
Paperback: 245 pages
Series: Canadian Crime Stories
Publisher: University of Regina Press
Date Published: May 5, 2009
Subjects: True Crime Murder
Veteran crime writers Pacholik and Pruden are back with more true tales of tangled plots, foul deeds and conniving cons in the heart of the Canadian prairies.
In their second collection of Saskatchewan true crime stories, Pacholik and Pruden uncover a number of little-known or long-forgotten tales from Saskatchewan’s history, including chilling homicides, daring robberies, shocking frauds–and even a suicide bombing and an airplane hijacking. From the first execution to the never-before-revealed details of one of Canada’s largest drug busts, from frozen gold to poisoned porridge, Paper Cows is guaranteed to surprise, shock, and facinate.
Barb Pacholik, bestselling co-author of Sour Milk & other Saskatchewan Crime Stories and Boiling Point & Cold Cases: More Saskatchewan Crime Stories, is a reporter for the Regina Leader-Post.
Jana G. Pruden is an award-winning feature writer at The Globe and Mail based in Edmonton, and the former Crime Bureau Chief of the Edmonton Journal. In her 20 years as a reporter, she has written for newspapers and magazines around the country, covering some of Canada’s biggest criminal cases and breaking news events. She has co-authored two books of true crime. In addition to The Globe and Mail, her work has appeared in The Walrus, Reader’s Digest and Longreads.
Weight | 0.299371 kg |
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