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Flight MH370: The Mystery

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Flight MH370: The Mystery (Vanished)
AuthorNigel Cawthorne
LanguageEnglish
SubjectDisappearance of MH370
GenreConspiracy theories
PublishedLondon
PublisherJohn Blake Publishing, Tim Matapura
Publication date
2014
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages246
ISBN978-1-78418-112-3
363.1241

Flight MH370: The Mystery is a 2014 book by the American-born-British author Nigel Cawthorne concerning the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.[1]

Synopsis

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The book is critical of official accounts of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, noting 'In a world where we can be tracked by our mobile phones, CCTV and spy cameras, things do not just disappear. Especially not a big thing like a jumbo jet'. The book questions alleged failure by governments and organisations to share information concerning Flight MH370.[2] The author suggests a cover up has occurred because the United States Military shot down the plane during military exercises in the region.[3]

Reception

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The book was fiercely criticised in The Australian by David Free, who described it as an 'information gumbo' that 'reproduces the slapdash atmosphere of the worst kind of 24-hour news show' and advised readers 'Next time you're in one (a shop), buy any book other than this. I guarantee it won't be worse'[4] while The Daily Telegraph reported some relatives of the victims were angered by the book[5]

In a May 2014 segment of the Australian television program Today, co-host Karl Stefanovic also took issue with guest Cawthorne.“You write in the book: ‘They’ll never be sure, the families, what happened to their loved ones. Did they die painlessly unaware of their fate or did they die in terror in a flaming wreck crashing from the sky at the hands of a madman?’[6] Stefanovic characterized the book as "disgusting" and insensitive to the families. When asked "why would you write the book?", the author replied, “I’m afraid it’s what I do for a living."[6]

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