Murder, Madness and Mayhem, Mike Browne
Murder, Madness and Mayhem, Mike Browne
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Murder, Madness and Mayhem
Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History

Author: Mike Browne

Narrator: Mike Browne

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/02/2021


Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLERMike Browne, host of the popular Canadian podcast Dark Poutine, chronicles some of his all-time favourite stories of true crime and dark history from Canada and around the world.Divided into four sections —Murders with a Twist, Perpetual Puzzles, The Madness of Crowds and Notable Disasters — all the stories in this collection (except two) are brand new and haven’t been covered by the podcast.In Murders with a Twist, Browne recounts seven true crime stories with atypical elements, including weird motives, unusual perpetrators and bizarre murder weapons. In one case, we meet a man who is willing to kill to possess a human voice. In another, two women play a deadly game to prove their love to each other.Perpetual Puzzles covers six stories that remain unresolved and will leave you with more questions than answers. They include the archaeological find of the century, which turns out to be something far more sinister, as well as the discovery of a dead man on the beach with a mysterious clue in his pocket.The Madness of Crowds reveals that murder and mayhem are sometimes a group effort. We meet two young Canadians who leave home one summer to find work and instead end up on a murder spree, and a bizarre California cult that asks its members to topple the Mormon church.The book concludes with Notable Disasters, which describes some of the most tragic and deadly events in history, including the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004, as well as the devastating Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017.The book includes a foreword by Alan R. Warren, bestselling true crime author and host of the House of Mystery Radio Show.

About Mike Browne

MIKE BROWNE’s curiosity, love of storytelling and lifelong interest in true crime led him to create the popular, award-winning Dark Poutine podcast in 2017 and to write the bestselling true-crime collection Murder, Madness and Mayhem. Mike is also a co-host of the podcast Supernatural Circumstances with Morgan Knudsen, and is a regular co-host on the radio show The House of Mystery, which airs nightly on KCAA in Los Angeles and broadcasts along the West Coast of the US and Canada.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on April 10, 2022

I'm not a real fan of true crime nor do I care to ogle at disasters, so this didn't do a lot for me, but it was well narrated & interesting enough. Given the number he covers, there isn't a lot of depth on any of them, but that was did work for me. An overview plus some odd details was all I needed......more

Goodreads review by Clued-in With A Book (Elvina Ulrich) on October 15, 2021

I have been a long time listener of Dark Poutine Podcast and I always look forward to new episodes on Mondays. Mike Browne is a fabulous podcast host and I love how he discusses every case with compassion and care without sensationalising the cases. So, when he announced about his new book, I wa......more

Goodreads review by Randi on June 14, 2022

I listened to the audiobook and felt incredibly meh about it. It felt more like a random assortment of short stories than a book - nothing really tying the stories together or drawing me in encouraging me to listen further. Didn’t have the details or rapport that a podcast of a similar nature would......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on December 21, 2021

3/5 Audiobook ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really love the Dark Poutine Podcast, and for the most part this book followed suit. I would have liked it more if the stories stayed more “true” to the Dark Poutine podcast vibe and stuck to Canadian true crime, folklore, etc. Overall it was an enjoyable listen!......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on May 14, 2024

This was actually so good and gave me a new podcast to listen to once I’ve caught up to my current ones. Love that it’s Canadian based, I’ll always support my home land! That being said this book touched briefly on a lot of really interesting stories and had me totally engrossed. My only complaint i......more