Tom Sullivan (2)

Another solid entry in this solid true crime series aimed at kids. It's delivered in the same Joe Friday only-the-facts manner as the previous volumes, with lots of illustrations and light blocks of text.

The subject this time is an art heist that has been a minor fixation for me ever since the museum was robbed a couple of years after my only visit and involved the theft of my favorite piece: Rembrandt's The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. The painting really moved me, and it disgusts me that show more someone took away the opportunity for the general public to stand in its presence and feel the same emotions I did that day.

Several different theories are explored, making me want to read up some more on the subject sometime in the near future with either the Netflix film or the books cited in the Sources section.

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The D. B. Cooper mystery is a fun one to revisit every so often, and this graphic novel aimed at kids is a fine opportunity. I generally prefer my graphic novels not to be so text and caption heavy, but it's not overbearing here, and the Dragnet "just the facts" tone and typewriter font actually work well with the stark and striking artwork.

I'm immediately putting a library hold on the next volume in the series about the Alcatraz jailbreak.

Sullivan's format for these Unsolved Mysteries is excellent, dynamic and compelling, but there's something unsatisfying about them being, well, unsolved! Not that readers aren't forewarned. This case about a hijacking in the 1970s remains mysterious, but there's plenty of detail about what is known.

Another fun outing for this true crime series aimed at kids. I was surprised there was so much evidence that the prisoners may have survived the jailbreak. I'd always heard they were presumed dead.

My daughter and I had the chance to visit Alcatraz five or ten years ago. It was a fascinating tour, and that experience made it very easy for me to visualize the escape beyond even the very useful illustrations provided here.