The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe

Name: The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe
Brand: Hodder & Stoughton
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By Tony Hutchinson

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Perfect for true-crime fans who enjoyed Quiz, The Gold and Slow Horses: the gripping tale of 'Canoe Man' John Darwin's audacious disappearance. Drowning in debt and facing almost certain bankruptcy, John Darwin did the unthinkable - he paddled out to sea in his red canoe and disappeared. After a massive search and rescue operation failed to find his body, he was assumed dead, lost in the bleak North Sea. But everything was far from what it seemed. Nearly six years later, after John miraculously returned from the dead with a strange tale of 'amnesia' and sporting a suspicious golden tan, the police and the Press were desperate to discover the truth behind his remarkable resurrection. Journalist David Leigh was despatched to Panama, where he tracked down John's wife, Anne Darwin, who had started a secretive new life with the insurance money claimed from her husband's 'death'. But what lay behind her decision to move to Central America, thousands of miles away from her family and friends? The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of this true story of audacious deception and coercion, offering an unprecedented insight into a mind-boggling story that gripped the nation - and into the inscrutable minds of 'Canoe Man' John and Anne Darwin, his long-suffering partner in crime.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 288
Release Date:: 2022-04-14
Publication Date:: 2022-04-14
Publisher:: Hodder & Stoughton
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 152939516X
ISBN13:: 9781529395167
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 216 g
Height:: 128 cm
Width:: 196 cm
Thickness:: 33 cm

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