MAKE NO MISTAKE! THIS BOOK IS ABOUT MURDER. It includes over 80 true stories and mysteries based on croquet. In 1893 the United States courts established the croquet mallet as a deadly weapon. To lighten the book up, it has been sprinkled with old time radio quotes. you will hear from Jack Benny, Fibber McGee and the Shadow. THE UNEXPECTED: The true story of kids playing with an exploding croquet ball will leave you on the edge of your seat. Bonnie and Clyde's gang was taken out by a female croquet heroine. Her story was passed over by a male-dominated press and Hollywood films. Jacqueline Kennedy bashed her croquet opponent in the head with her mallet leaving the player comatose all day long Cardinal Richelieu in France successfully plotted the peculiar death of a "ball and mallet" croquet opponent in 1618. You will meet Egg and Bea, two well behaved children, who used their father's head as a croquet ball, ending his life. You will read about the curious croquet deaths of a horse, dog and cat. The eccentric man, who burned his home down over croquet rule arguments, will leave you wondering. Trained sparrows robbing unsuspecting croquet players may seem outlandish, but it was a top crime. There were three croquet cliques in Washington D. C., London and Berlin. It may seem fanciful now, but they virtually ran World War II. A croquet ghost lurks in a Scottish castle, where her murder was successfully covered up. Susan B. Anthony promoted "defending women's rights to own croquet mallets" as a part of her platform. A bigamist countess played croquet out of two English castles to great success, before her strange games were found out. The chapter on "how to cheat at croquet" or "detect a croquet cheat" explores the personal experiences of numerous players. Their humorous stories reveal sinister behavior. Bright spots of croquet are include the two croquet champions of the 20th century, whom you know well, This book has a PG rating.