Lake Monster Mysteries: Investigating the World's Most Elusive Creatures
"The authors poke some holes in previous lake monster studies, but perhaps the most damaging part is their deconstruction of the films taken of the Champlain and Okanagan monsters." -- College and Research Library News"Radford and Nickell have done more fieldwork than many cryptozoological enthusiasts and... have exhaustively carried out their own experiments and data collection that is of the highest scientific order. I wish all cryptozoologically inclined researchers would be as thorough and objective about their work.... I would recommend this tome to those who wish to learn to apply critical thinking to the mysteries surrounding these aquatic cryptids. Lake Monster Mysteries is a most enjoyable read and I guarantee you will learn much from these intelligent researchers." -- John Kirk, author of In the Domain of the Lake Monsters and president of the B"Investigating some of the most complex lake monster mysteries in the world, Radford and Nickell closely examine these enigmatic creatures and come up with some surprises. Their approach is respectful of the believers, [and] attention to detail is evident throughout." -- Michael R. Dennett, paranormal expert"The most up-to-date, definitive, scientific assessment of the evidence for and against the existence of lake monsters." -- Robert E. Bartholomew, coauthor of Panic Attacks: Media Manipulation and Mass De"For those who are interested in these mysteries, it makes good reading." -- WTBF Radio"It delights in the better known resident of Loch Ness as well as Canada's "Champ" in Lake Champlain...It does, of course, verge on the tongue-in-cheek but not completely -- which is doubtless why I enjoyed it." -- Lincoln County News, Maine