The Butterfly Thief
adventure, empire, and australia's greatest museum heist
$36.00
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 September 2025
Summary
The Butterfly Thief: A True Crime Caper of Science, Deceit, and a Daring Heist
The story of the most audacious serial heist in the history of Australia’s museums - and the British gentleman adventurer who pulled it off and got away with it - in a scientific true crime caper stretching around the globe.
In January 1947, a chance discovery rocked the world of natural science: over 3,000 rare and precious specimens of butterflies had vanished from Australia’s most prestigious m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761381478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761381474 |
| Author: | Walter Marsh |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 1mm x 1mm x 1mm |
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About The Author
Walter Marsh
Walter Marsh is a journalist based in Tarntanya/Adelaide with a background in history and culture. A former editor and staff writer at The Adelaide Review and Rip It Up, his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Monthly, The Saturday Paper, and InDaily. He is also the author of Young Rupert- the making of the Murdoch empire (Scribe 2023).
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