It was one of New Zealand's most shocking and most reported murders back in the late 19th century. Most of us have never heard of Mary Dobie, a young artist killed while out walking on in Opunake. But in the 1880s the newspapers and their readers just couldn't get enough of the murder mystery. Writer and Journalist David Hastings has researched Mary's story, which is remarkable in its own right, for his book, The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie. It is published by Auckland University Press.
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