{"product_id":"to-hunt-a-killer-9780008507473","title":"To Hunt a Killer","description":"\u003cp data-bb-audio=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen while you read.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audiobook is on Libro.fm, and part of every sale comes back to our shop. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bb-listen.thomasjohnjunk.workers.dev\/a\/9780008507473?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers' Association Awards 2023*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road's murderer to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBATH, 1984\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003eAVON \u0026amp; SOMERSET POLICE HQ, 2009\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eThis is the true story of how she did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Julie Mackay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime, True stories of heroism, endurance \u0026amp; survival, Criminal investigation \u0026amp; detection\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 Jun 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Julie Mackay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57517038076282,"sku":"9780008507473","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780008507473.jpg?v=1793741404","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/nl\/products\/to-hunt-a-killer-9780008507473","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}