Tamam Shud, Kerry Greenwood
Tamam Shud, Kerry Greenwood
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Tamam Shud

Author: Kerry Greenwood

Narrator: Kirsty Gillmore

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime


Synopsis

In 1948, a man was found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia. Well-dressed and unmarked, he had a half-smoked cigarette by his side, but no identity documents. Decades later, the Somerton Man's identity and death remain mysteries. From his clothing's missing labels, to the tiny piece of paper with the words 'Tamam Shud' found in the fob pocket of his trousers, this cold case is brimming with facts that are stranger than fiction. Written by one of Australia's best-known and most loved crime writers, this book explores pieces of the author's own past in an attempt to solve the puzzle, uncovering a new way of writing about true crime - and about herself - in the process.

About Kerry Greenwood

Kerry Greenwood is the author of many crime novels, science fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books, as well as a number of plays. She has won numerous awards, including the Aurealis Award for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction, the Davitt Award, and the Ned Kelly Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Crime Writers Association of Australia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah

3.5 stars, rounded down. This is mystery author Kerry Greenwood's foray into one of Australia's most enduring mysteries - the identity and antecedents of a man found dead on Adelaide's Somerton Beach in 1948, with no documents, clothing labels or any other clues but a rolled torn page from a book, R......more

Goodreads review by Tiff

One word for ya: PADDING. Nothing in this book that you wouldn't find in a long form article, the Wikipedia page or /r/unresolvedmysteries write up on the mystery - the author has just included a lot of personal anecdotes to up word count, and if this is the style of true crime writing you like, thi......more