There's certainly a lot of inept crimes in this book, so it can't be blamed for misleading advertising. There are some amusing stories included here, including the Indian chap who claimed that Skylab fell on his farm and then sold pieces of it, which went well until someone realised they were parts of an old oven. And a big shout out to Yilderay Abdullah who escaped from prison by pretending to be another prisoner - who was of a completely different racial background and build, so that Abdullah was several sizes too big for his clothes. Prison guards didn't bat an eye when Abdullah casually walked out of prison in clothes far too small and looking nothing like the other prisoner. Abdullah rubbed salt into the wounds by returning to the prison 36 hours later, asking to be let back in.

While these are amusing enough, there are too many stories that makes one go "meh" and a couple of the funnier stories have already had a run in other Fortean Times books (go read "Fortean Times book of Bizarre Behaviour instead; hilarious). Still, not the worst book you'll ever read. ( )