pickI‘ll admit I issued this book from the library purely based on its title- who doesn‘t want to read a book called “Shark Arm”. It didn‘t disappoint my expectations- literally opening with a captured shark in a Sydney aquarium, vomiting up a severed, tattooed arm. What evolves, is a story of a criminal underworld in 1930s Sydney. There‘s smuggling, gambling, drugs, insurance fraud, violence, you name it, it‘s here.
pickA #bookreport from #hiselderliness 😊 who has been in fine form this week, calling out hello jauntily to me as he trundles his walker up and down the hallway (a hundred times for his daily exercise - I have offered to take him somewhere else for exercise but I‘ve been turned down)
His reviews:
The Last Whalers - too complicated for me. If you have better short term memory you might enjoy it.
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so-soThe “shark arm“ is one of the most bizarre and unlikely true crime stories in Australian history. It led police down a rabbit hole of smuggling scams, insurance fraud, and - not one, but two - grisly murders. Even though it's presented as classic true crime, I'd say this one is best suited to history buffs with an interest in law enforcement. Extended review for subscribers: http://www.keepingupwiththepenguins.com/new-releases/ #TrueCrime
Shark Arm: A shark, a tattooed arm and two unsolved murders | 
