Tamam Shud

The Somerton Man Mystery

Kerry Greenwood

• Publisher: NewSouth
• eBook ISBN:
  9781742241289
• Year: 2013

In 1948, a man was found dead on an Adelaide, Australia, beach. Well-dressed and unmarked, he had a half-smoked cigarette by his side, but no identity documents. Six decades later, the Somerton Man's identity and murder are still a mystery. From the missing labels from all his clothing to the tiny piece of paper with the words "Tamam Shud" found sewn into the lining of the dead man's coat, this cold case is brimming with facts that are stranger than fiction. Written by one of Australia's best-known and most loved crime writers, this book uses pieces of the author's own past in an attempt to solve this crime, uncovering a new way of writing about true crimeand about herself in the process.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Chapter Eight
• Chapter Nine
• David Greagg breaking down the code
• Forensic pathologist Shelley Robertson’s analysis of the autopsy
• Tamam Shud: A Phryne Fisher Mystery
• Bibliography
• Resources
• Acknowledgments