The thief, his wife and the canoe
Leigh, David, 1946-2022
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'The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe' tells the astonishing behind-the-scenes drama of the incredible story of Canoe Man John Darwin and his wife Anne. John faked his death at sea in a red canoe rather than face the ignominy of the bankruptcy that was beating at his door. Former Fleet Street journalist Leigh tracked down Anne Darwin at the couple's new home in Panama where she and her 'dead' husband had planned to start a secret new life together. When their guilt was exposed Anne Darwin agreed to fly back to England with Leigh and turn herself in to Cleveland Police. The runaway train of deceit and guilt which unfolded during an eight-day trial ultimately led to the seemingly most ordinary of couples from the bucket-and-spade town of Seaton Carew, in the north east of England, being jailed for more than six years on a string of money laundering and deception charges.
Main title:
The thief, his wife and the canoe / by David Leigh with Tony Hutchinson.
Author:
Leigh, David, 1946-, authorHutchinson, Tony, author
Imprint:
London : Hodder, 2022.
Collation:
275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
TV tie-in.
ISBN:
9781529395167 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1630922364.163
Language:
English
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BRN:
862144
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