Description
| Product ID: | 9780733338731 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Stalking Claremont |
| Subtitle: | Inside the hunt for a serial killer |
| Authors: | Author: Bret Christian |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | True stories: general, True stories, True crime, Criminal investigation and detection, News media and journalism, Criminal procedure, True crime, Criminal investigation & detection, Press & journalism, Criminal procedure, Australia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating One young woman missing, two found murdered -- the gripping true story of Australia's longest-running homicide investigation ** Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for True Crime**In the early hours of January 27, 1996, after an evening spent celebrating at Club Bayview in the Perth suburb of Claremont, 18-year-old Sarah Spiers called a taxi to nearby Mosman Park. But when the cab arrived, she'd already gone. Sarah was never seen again. Four months later, on June 9, 1996, 23-year-old Jane Rimmer disappeared from the same area, her body later found in bushland south of Perth. When the body of a third young woman, 27-year-old Ciara Glennon, was found north of the city, having vanished from Claremont in August 1997, it was clear a serial killer was on the loose, and an entire city lived in fear he would strike again. A massive manhunt focused first on taxi drivers, then the outspoken local mayor and a quiet public servant. However, almost 20 years later, Australia's longest and most expensive investigation had failed to make an arrest, until forensic evidence linked the murders to two previous attacks - and an unlikely suspect. Stalking Claremont, by local newsman Bret Christian, is a riveting story of promising young lives cut short, a city in panic, an investigation fraught by oversights and red herrings, and a surprising twist that absolutely no one saw coming. |
| Imprint Name: | ABC Books |
| Publisher Name: | ABC Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-01-20 |
