title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Unsolved Mysteries
author:  Michael Kurland 
description: Albert Einstein once said, "There is nothing more beautiful than a mystery." If you believe Albert, then the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Unsolved Mysteries" is for you. The book introduces puzzles and curiosities of all kinds-- disappearing ships, airplanes and people, unexplained tragedies, strange objects, unsolved crimes and secrets from the past. You'll find coverage about the Bermuda Triangle, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Roswell, Stonehenge, the Shroud of Turin, the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations and more!
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  THE ACADEMIC EXERCISE
  
  
  By James G. Bruen, Jr.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  Father Petersen Mysteries
  
  
  Choptank Publications
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright 2011 James G. Bruen, Jr.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In Memory of Monsignor Michael Farina,
  
  
  priest in residence at St. Patrick’s in the City, Washington, D.C.
  
  
  
  
  
  May he rest in peace,
  
  
  and may eternal Light shine upon him
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  
  
  > [PREFACE](index_split_005.html#filepos4293)
  
  
  > [THE ACADEMIC EXERCISE](index_split_006.html#filepos6468)
  
  
  > [THE EXAMEN](index_split_007.html#filepos28008)
  
  
  > [THE FLIGHT](index_split_008.html#filepos41825)
  
  
  > [CHRISTMAS AT ST. PATRICK’S](index_split_009.html#filepos57193)
  
  
  > [BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE](index_split_010.html#filepos70236)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  PREFACE
  
  
  
  
  
  While my older son, Gregory, was recuperating from a broken leg, he challenged
  me to write a mystery story. I accepted his c