On an island in the middle of San Francisco Bay sits the toughest prison in the world – Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. Is an escape possible?

Although this book was originally written and published in 1918 by Horacio Quiroga (1878-1937), this edition of the book was translated to English by Jeff Zorrilla.

For hundreds of years people have wondered about the Loch Ness Monster. They still wonder if a giant monster is even now lurking in the depths of a Scottish lake.

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