The Darkest Places: Unsolved Mysteries, True Crimes, and Harrowing Disasters in the Wild

by Outside Magazine

Overview

Longtime readers have come to understand that Outside's true gift is in chronicling misadventure. The Darkest Places chronicles mysterious disappearances, unsolved murders, and deadly disasters, taking us to far-flung places no sane person would want to go.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493061389
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	09/01/2021
Pages:	408
Sales rank:	205,900
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Outside is an American magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue was published in September 1977 and since then the magazine has featured writers such as Jim Harrison, Sebastian Junger, Thomas McGuane, and Jon Krakauer. Its mission statement is "to inspire active participation in the world outside through award-winning coverage of the sports, people, places, adventure, discoveries, health and fitness, gear and apparel, trends and events that make up an active lifestyle."

Table of Contents

Introduction Chris Keyes vii

Mysteries

Long Gone Bryan Di Salvatore Deirdre McNamer 2

The Boomtown, The Gringo, The Girl, And Her Murder Tony D'Souza 22

Last Voyage Of The Cúlin David Vann 44

In A House by the River Megan Michelson 57

Why Noah Went To The Woods Mark Sundeen 71

Dead Of Night Ned Zeman 96

Blood In The Sand Matthew Power 116

Up On Cove Mountain Earl Swift 127

What Killed The Bear Lady? Brandon Sneed 144

A Shot In The Night Caroline Alexander 154

Strange Phenomena

Foot, Loose Christopher Solomon 164

The Killer in the Pool Tim Zimmermann 177

Consumed Grayson Schaffer 196

The Vanishing Bob Friel 214

Catch Me if You Can Dean King 225

Cliffhanger Peter Frick-Wright 241

Nut Job Peter Vigneron 258

Wild Crimes

Mr. Bland's Evil Plot To Control The World Miles Harvey 268

Firestarter as told to McKenzie Funk 283

Last Resort Mike Kessler 293

The Ballad of Colton Harris-Moore Bob Friel 307

Steamed Eric Hansen 324

The Devil on Paradise Road Bruce Barcott 335

Take The Money and Run Gordy Megroz 352

Hornswoggled Paul Kvinta 365

The Through-Hiking Con Man Brendan Borrell 384

Contributors 393