Description
| Product ID: | 9780007450732 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Wicked Beyond Belief |
| Subtitle: | The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
| Authors: | Author: Michael Bilton |
| Page Count: | 816 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, Yorkshire, c 1980 to c 1990 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Now a major TV series ‘A masterpiece that reads like a thriller’ Time Out A gripping and probing account of the biggest criminal manhunt in British history. Now a major TV series‘A masterpiece that reads like a thriller’ Time OutA gripping and probing account of the biggest criminal manhunt in British history.It is over 40 years since Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attacking 7 more. Still, he remains a killer of almost mythical proportions; his surviving victims, and their families, forever attached to his infamy.Michael Bilton’s acclaimed account is a powerful indictment of the calamitous investigation that logged over 2 million man-hours of police work – the biggest criminal manhunt in British history. With exclusive access to the detectives involved, the pathologist’s archives and declassified documents, this account reads like the most gripping of thrillers. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-04-15 |
