Ebook: Shot in the Dark: Unsolved New Zealand murders from the 1920s and 30s

A Christchurch publican shot in a crowded pub, an Indian fruiterer beaten to death in Hawera and a trail of destruction left across Waikato and the Bay of Plenty by a multiple murderer - these are just some of the fascinating unsolved murders profiled in Shot in the Dark. While the ten cases profiled may sound like very modern crimes, they were all committed in the years between the First and Second World Wars. In Shot in the Dark, Scott Bainbridge reopens each case by examining the victims' lives, the events leading up to the crimes, the original police investigations and the c.;Part title -- Title page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Murder of Constable Dorgan -- 2. The Arch Hill Mystery -- 3. The Aramaho Murder -- 4. The Tragic Tale of Gwen Scarff -- 5. The Death of Elsie Walker -- 6. Serial Killer? -- 7. The Small Town With Big Secrets -- 8. The Riccarton Racecourse Hotel Murder -- 9. An Unusual Arrangement -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Image credits.