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Wicked Beyond Belief

The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

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Wicked Beyond Belief

By: Michael Bilton
Narrated by: Marston York
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Now a major TV series

A 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.

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©2022 Michael Bilton (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Abductions, Kidnapping & Missing Persons Murder Social Sciences True Crime Scary Runaway Disappearance

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‘A masterpiece that reads like a thriller’ Time Out
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A huge amount of research has gone into the compiling of this book. It deals intensively with the 13 murders and 7+ attacks on random Yorkshire women by Peter Sutcliffe, 'The Yorkshire Ripper'. It also tells of the work, lives and characters of some of the most prominent West Yorkshire detectives who tried to bring the killer to justice for 6 years. Bilton offers a carefully weighed critique of their failure to do so until January 1981. The reader is superb in my opinion, bringing alive the voices and dialects of many characters with fantastic effect.

Detailed and gripping

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a really good insight to a really dark time and the manhunt for the yorkshire ripper

a gripping insight

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Detail and telling story so emotional and factual excellent,not just about sutcliffe but the lives of the police as well

The mistakes and missed opportunities

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Thoroughly enjoyed it. Went off on occasion talking about other things but overall a good listen.

Very thorough

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Insightful, factual and brilliantly narrated. I could not stop listening to this account of the Yorkshire ripper investigation. A full record detailing the poor victims and the impact on their families, the police search, scientific evidence, psychologist reports and the man himself, without the usual tabloid sensationalism.

Fascinating

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Riveted to the end , I would definitely recommend, no cheap thrills, just the hard truth

Fascinating and eye opening

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I wanted to listen to this after watching the itv series. So interesting but horrifying and sad. Good narration

Brilliant

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A brilliant listen of the story about the hunt for the ripper in 1970's Yorkshire

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This book overall was extremely thorough.At times it was a tad repetitive this it's a four and half star listen .The Narrator was excellent .It didn't go into the Rippers childhood or any reasons why he commited his horrible murders but was thorough on the police investigation and the victims.

Detailed Ripper Account.

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I highly recommend this book if you are interrested in the case or fan of the show ”Long shadow”

An exellent book!

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