Dividing the book into three sections, the author brings together the findings of crime scene experts, forensic fire scientists, and arson squad authorities, all of whom meticulously scrutinized every possible clue left by a fire in which “burning birds fell from trees, igniting the ground where they landed.” A local suspect named Brendan Sokaluk was detained as the “firebug” arsonist, but establishing a method or motive proved to be difficult. In an engrossing report brimming with urgent detail and palpable suspense, Hooper diligently retraces the steps of those investigations. In early 2009, two wildfires engulfed more than 450,000 hectares in the state of Victoria, ultimately leading to 173 deaths. A tactical breakdown of Australia’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires and the arsonist behind them.
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