In our quest to understand the world, we seek meaning in every bizarre situation. There’s nothing more fascinating to us than a good mystery. Collected here are some of the world’s strangest enigmas, from mysterious green children to haunted town halls. Did Australian pilot Frederick Valentich encounter UFOs? What caused the children of the Hollinwell Incident to collapse? Was the Rhode Island vampire, Mercy Brown, really a vampire? Why is the Screaming Mummy screaming? These intriguing tales are told through concise but thorough reviews of the background and evidence, before revealing the often surprising theories surrounding each case. Unsolved Enigmas features over 160 photographs, paintings, illustrations, and maps to help amateur sleuths get to the bottom of what really happened.

Sam Pilger