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The Devil's Butterfly

By Jason K. Foster

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ISBN
9781923004801, 9781923004818
Language
english
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EPUB
Filesize
9 MB (9479273 bytes)
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Time added
2024-02-08 11:34:07

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'This is a strange and gripping tale of one of Australia's most notorious criminals.' – TROY LENNON – ByTheBook, Sydney Daily TelegraphFrom goldfields to gallows – the international manhunt for Australia's first serial killer.The Devil's Butterfly is the harrowing true story of the killer conman, Frank Butler, whose deception and duplicity sent the colony of New South Wales into a state of fear and panic.Advertising in the Sydney papers, the charismatic Butler lured his prey towards the western goldfields with exaggerated tales of untold wealth and riches.Five men answered, three men went missing.Fearing capture and searching for new killing grounds, Butler flees Australia, headed for San Francisco.Two detectives, certain they are hunting Australia's first 'true' serial killer, steam across the Pacific on a speedier ship. A third detective traverses the globe, racing to America via London.Desperate to reach San Francisco....M.F

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