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 Biltonâs acclaimed account is a powerful indictment of the calamitous investigation that logged over 2 million man-hours of police work â the biggest criminal manhunt in British history. With exclusive access to the detectives involved, the pathologistâs archives and declassified documents, this account reads like the most gripping of thrillers.
Fully updated for this edition.
Now a major TV series âA masterpiece that reads like a thrillerâTime Out