"Fortean Times" Book of Strange Deaths

"In Japan in 1981, Kenji Urada was killed when a robot at the Kawasaki factory where he worked mistook his head for a component that needed tightening up. " "In Germany, Walter Juergens, 19, was served up eggs at every meal by his new wife Elfriede, 18. He got so fed up with it that he left home. When he decided to return in January 1990, Elfriede immediately fried up some eggs for him. He shot her dead, remarking after his arrest "I used to like eggs....."" "A dispute broke out in September 1986 between two brothers-in-law Vallefiorita, Italy, about who was entitled to the last free space in the family tomb. ...  Read the complete review

Have you heard about Maria Cista, 56? The woman who, when trying to free the hook from a fish's mouth in July 1983, choked to death when the fish jumped out of her hand and wriggled into her throat? No? Well perhaps you heard about the case in May 1993 when a stark naked man ran across New York's Brooklyn bridge yelping "Oh what a beautiful mooornning!" before being run over by a car and killed. The Fortean Times Book of Strange Deaths is a compilation of unusal ways people have kicked it, delivered with impeccable style and humour. It is set out into specific chapters relating to the way the people have been killed, such as; ...  Read the complete review