*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023*
*Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writersâ Association Awards 2023*
The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Roadâs murderer to justice.
BATH, 1984
Jean Road, a 49-year-old mother of three, awakens to news that her daughter Melanie has been murdered in a nearby street as she walked home from a club in the early hours.
Britainâs biggest manhunt begins. A trail of blood is found leading away from the scene. Itâs a rare blood type. But despite a year-long inquiry and 94 arrests, the case is wound down. No one is charged with Melanieâs murder.
AVON & SOMERSET POLICE HQ, 2009
Detective Sergeant Julie Mackay, a 41-year-old single mother of three who has been overlooked for promotion for years, transfers to the Cold Case Unit. She unearths a file from the original inquiry and becomes hooked by the details: the rare blood type, Bath on a summerâs night, the investigative wrong turns ⊠She takes on the case, and with the help of Melanieâs inspirational mother works tirelessly to rebuild it.
This is the true story of how she did it.
Lisa
5/24/2023
Den beste true crime boka jeg har «lest». Jeg fÞlte jeg var der med alle personene involvert, hjerte mitt omfavnet alle involvert og jeg fÞlte pÄ alle tap og vinn boka beskriver sÄ fantastisk. Denne boka er skrevet pÄ en sÄ Êrlig mÄte at man ikke kan unngÄ Ä bli involvert. Det var latter og tÄrer mens jeg hÞrte hele historien pÄ to dager. Dette er boka jeg kunne anbefale lenge fÞr jeg var halvveis, og som jeg ble mer og mer imponert over etter hvert som timene gikk. Boka handler hele tiden om offeret som menneske hun var, og hvordan hun inspirerte helt ukjente mennesker til Ä sloss for hennes rettferdighet, alt via en mor som aldri sluttet Ä kjempe for datteren som mistet livet 200 meter hjemmefra.