Ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events are captured in ‘Grave Tales: Melbourne Vol.1’. These 17 short stories tell of people who willingly or unwillingly, were participants in events that made local and national headlines. Tales of tragedy, characters, unsolved murders, love lost, mystery, health epidemics, scandal and sacrifice – Grave Tales reveals more than the headstone can ever convey by tracing the tumultuous journeys that lead to these final resting places. This volume includes: Whelan the Wrecker, Mary Hardy, Leo Rosner, the Botanical Garden Murders, the Gun Alley Murder, the Moomba Queens, the Mornington Football Club disaster, George Coulthard, Cyril Callister, and more. 'Grave Tales: Melbourne Vol.1' is number seven in the awarded and popular Grave Tales series, complemented by the podcast and coming-soon, the short video series.