THE BLACKDOWN MYSTERY [Paperback]

Jonathan Downes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 11, 2006

Bob Girard from Arcturus Books in Florida wrote: " Cheeky, that's what this is - a cheeky investigation of a lead first inspired by "the ramblings of a cross-dressing drug addict and his elderly schizophrenic boyfriend." Intrepid members of the CFZ are up to the challenge, and manage to entangle themselves thoroughly in the bizarre trappings of this case. This is the soft underbelly of ufology, rife with unsavory characters, plenty of drugs and booze." That sums it up quite well, we think. A new edition of the classic 1999 book by legendary fortean author Jonathan Downes. In this remarkable book, Jon weaves a complex tale of conspiracy, anti-conspiracy, quasi-conspiracy and downright lies surrounding an air-crash and alleged UFO incident in Somerset during 1996. However the story is much stranger than that. This excellent and amusing book lifts the lid off much of contemporary forteana and explains far more than it initially promises... Now with a new introduction by notorious fortean Tim Matthews, and cartoons by Richard Freeman and other illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: cfz (March 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1905723008
• ISBN-13: 978-1905723003
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,447,777 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Roller-Coaster Ride into a world of weirdness..., March 16, 2007

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Nick Redfern "Author, journalist, lecturer" (Dallas, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE BLACKDOWN MYSTERY (Paperback)

This book has it all: government conspiracies; crash-retrievals of military aircraft that might (or might not!) have been brought down by UFOs; a plethora of weird characters and genial oddballs (myself included); a plot worthy of The X-Files meets Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Jack Keroauc; and enough alien madness to keep any fan of the strange world of the UFO happy. The Blackdown Mystery is a tale of the highs and lows of British Ufology and a quest for the truth about a bizarre incident that all began on a dark and mysterious hillside in the ancient English countryside...