num_pages: 388
description: This pioneering classic in the field of cryptozoology covers not only the Loch Ness monster but lake monsters from all over the world-from the Ogopogo of Canada and the Patagonian Plesiosaur of Argentina to Idaho's Slimey Slim' and Sweden's Storsjo along with the Bunyip of Australia and the strange monsters of South Africa. Peter Costello provides a detailed and fascinating overview of lake monster lore-and gives a convincing explanation of the identity of these elusive denizens. This new edition contains a new Afterword by the author an Introduction by Loren Coleman and a Preface by Bernard Heuvelmans the father of cryptozoology who wrote: Peter Costello authoritatively surveys the whole subject supporting his arguments with a substantial bibliography and displaying both the elegance of the born writer and the sense of humor essential to every occasion. Peter Costello makes a fascinating sometimes frightening case for the existence of Loch Ness-style 'monsters' in a number of freshwater lakes around the world... There's enough here to unnerve the most hardened skeptic... - Jerome Clark Minneapolis Tribune An infectiously enthusiastic reappraisal. - Sunday Telegraph Certainly... the whole work is impressive and it would seem to be a safe bet that Mr. Costello's book will become a standard reference for anyone interested in its perennially fascinating subject. - The Canberra Times It is the world-wide perspective that makes this book worth reading. - New Scientist
language: English
title: In Search of Lake Monsters
publisher: Anomalist Books