{"product_id":"to-hunt-a-killer-by-robert-murphy-9780008507473","title":"To Hunt a Killer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eShortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers’ Association Awards 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road’s murderer to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBATH, 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJean 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBritain’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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVON \u0026amp; SOMERSET POLICE HQ, 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetective 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the true story of how she did it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072949108972,"sku":"9780008507473","price":22.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27994633482190.jpg?v=1765133884","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/to-hunt-a-killer-by-robert-murphy-9780008507473","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}