History Mysteries: Diamond Jack

Mark Greenwood

History Mysteries: Diamond Jack
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Random House Australia
Country
Australia
Published
30 January 2017
Pages
96
ISBN
9780143309260

History Mysteries: Diamond Jack

Mark Greenwood

Delve into some of Australian history’s most baffling mysteries!;

In March 1942, an aircraft prepares for a desperate midnight escape, taking refugees to safety in Australia. Just before take-off, the pilot is entrusted with a mysterious, wax-sealed package.But when the plane is shot down by the enemy and crash lands on the Kimberley coast, the package is forgotten. Until someone stumbles across the find of a lifetime …

Review

History ‘hunter and gatherer’ Mark Greenwood launches his History Mysteries series with a wartime story about a real bloke called Jack Palmer (aka Diamond Jack) and his glittering plunder. This rollicking “fair dinkum” Aussie story packs an adventurous punch, delivering high drama such as: a daring escape; a plane crash on a sandbar; the struggle for survival in crocodile infested swampland; lost treasure; an heroic rescue and so much more!

But if this tale leaves you hankering for more follow up with Greenwood’s The Lost Explorer and crack a baffling cold case from the mid-1800s about explorer Ludwig Leichardt who disappeared without a trace, along with his entire expedition, while attempting to cross Australia from Queensland to West Australia. These are historical adventure reads for the brave-of-heart!


Natalie Platten

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