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To Hunt a Killer

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To Hunt a Killer

By: Julie Mackay, Robert Murphy
Narrated by: Lucy Scott
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*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023*

*Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers’ Association Awards 2023*

The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road’s 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.

Britain’s biggest manhunt begins. A trail of blood is found leading away from the scene. It’s a rare blood type. But despite a year-long inquiry and 94 arrests, the case is wound down. No one is charged with Melanie’s 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 summer’s night, the investigative wrong turns … She takes on the case, and with the help of Melanie’s inspirational mother works tirelessly to rebuild it.

This is the true story of how she did it.

©2022 Julie Mackay and Robert Murphy (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Criminology Murder Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences True Crime Detective
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‘A fascinating insight into not only the volume of detective work required to put a killer behind bars, but also the eviscerating impact of murder on a family’ Daily Mail

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Well written, quite descriptive with detailed research and facts from the lead case investigator. Credit was given to everyone who helped solve this crime. Respect was shown for the victim(s) and families. Should be adopted for a one season Prime series.

Exceptional detail from a lead investigator

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