Twelve crimes that shocked the nation. Alan J. Whiticker. 2005.

Some crimes shock an entire nation, and in doing so define that nation for all time. In Australia, the infamous crimes detailed in this book have become part of our cultural landscape - the Gatton murders, the Pyjama Girl murder, the Shark Arm murder, the Brown-Out murders, the Thorne kidnapping, the Backpacker murders and the Port Arthur massacre, to name a few. Each has become synonymous with murder in Australia’s unique criminal history.