Tom Sullivan – illustratör

Läs den verkliga men otroliga historien om en flygplanskapning som har förbluffat tusentals världen över! Den 24 november 1971 går en man ombord på ett flygplan i Portland. Han är klädd i kostym och har en portfölj med sig. När planet lyfter hotar mannen att detonera bomben han har i sin väska, om han inte får 200 000 dollar i kontanter och två fallskärmar. Mannen får det han ber om - och hoppar ut ur flygplanet på 3 000 meters höjd! Han försvinner utan ett spår. Först 9 år senare gör man en märklig upptäckt ... Olösta FBI-fall är en true crime-serie om otroliga brott som hänt i verkligheten.

Läs om den otroliga rymningen från den ökända fängelseön Alcatraz! Morgonen den 12 juni 1962 går en fångvakt sin kontrollrunda på Alcatraz. Kvar i sina sängar ligger Frank Morris och två andra fångar, bröderna John och Clarence Anglin.Vakten försöker att väcka Morris, men fångens huvud lossnar och faller till golvet! De tre männen är försvunna och efter sig har de lämnat hoprullade filtar och huvuden av papier-maché. Vart har fångarna tagit vägen? Har de verkligen lyckats med det omöjliga – att rymma från världens hårdaste fängelse? Olösta FBI-fall är en serie om häpnadsväckande brott som hänt i verkligheten.

An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for ChildrenA thrilling new graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases, launching with a gripping, minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the U.S.CASE NO. 001: NORJAKNOVEMBER 24, 1971PORTLAND, OREGON2:00 P.M.A man in his mid-forties, wearing a suit and overcoat, buys a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines flight 305 bound for Seattle.3:07 P.M.The man presents his demands: $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. If the demands are not met, he threatens to detonate the explosive device in his briefcase.So begins the astonishing true story of the man known as D.B. Cooper, and the only unsolved airplane hijacking case in the United States. Comic panels, reproductions of documents from real FBI files, and photos from the investigation combine for a thrilling read for sleuths of all ages.What better way to draw readers into nonfiction than through an exciting graphic novel? This series will appeal to readers of series such as Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales. Fans of history and whodunits, CSI-club kids, and graphic novel enthusiasts alike will be pulled in by the suspenseful, complex, and kid-appropriate cases in this series.Sidebars provide fun facts about pre-2001 air travel, serial numbers on currency, airplane design, and more. Backmatter showcases period photos and primary source material in FBI archives.

An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for ChildrenThe second book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases is a gripping account of an escape from Alcatraz, the infamous island prison.CASE NO. 002: THE ROCKJune 12, 1962SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA7:18 A.M.A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly impossible: escaped from the notorious island prison.This is the incredible true story of the daring and inventive escape and a decades-long manhunt in a case that remains unsolved to this day. Comics panels, reproductions of documents from real FBI files, and photos from the investigation combine for a thrilling read for sleuths of all ages.This entry in the Unsolved Case Files series is just as compelling as the first book, Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet, which Kirkus praised as "compulsively readable."

The third book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases details the Isabella Stewart Gardner heist—the largest, and one of the most famous, art thefts in the world. CASE NO. 003: THE GARDNERMARCH 18, 1990BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS1:24 a.m.Two thieves posing as Boston Police officers gain entry to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Once inside, they steal thirteen pieces of art, including several rare Rembrandts.Eighty-one minutes later, these men walk off with $500 million worth of art. This heist is the single largest private property theft in the United States—and despite decades of investigation and dozens of false leads, the case remains unsolved to this day.Don’t miss the first two gripping installments in this thrilling series, Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet and Unsolved Case Files: Jailbreak at Alcatraz.