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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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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 Crime Disappearance

Critic Reviews

‘A masterpiece that reads like a thriller’ Time Out
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Michael, please do more! Excellent presentation of this material, which features in many other forms. This really stands out.

Great narrator

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Loved it he was easy to listen too I enjoyed his reporting. I was there in 1979 I feared for my future. I was lucky.

Great

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This book is an Outstanding account of the Yorkshire Ripper. It is so detailed and fills in so much of what I never knew previously. It is so interesting, I couldn’t put this book down. Highly recommended.

The face of Evilness

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The definitive account of Peter Sutcliffe’s crimes and the bad luck, prejudice and incompetence on the police side that allowed him to evade justice for so long.

This is a chilling and brilliant book, well performed and unforgettable.

Chilling, frustrating and comprehensive

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