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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use.
Cook’s new release changes that – making unseen photographs, letters and accounts public for the first time. It's really hard to know what to say when it comes to reviewing books like this, however this was such a good read, so well written and thought of. I don't know why, but I'm always intrigued when I she a new book or tv show about this evil vile couple.
The book takes us through their lives, relying on testimony from people who knew them and from documentation. I understand this is a factual rendition of these horrific murders, but the lack of any emotion added by the voice of the author seemed really detached and chilling, in addition, I do not condone (an edited) photo of the victim (while being tortured) being added to the book. I feel that it is important to state that there is 1 particular photo that might be upsetting for some as it is of Lesley Ann Downey just before she is killed. An in-depth examination-includes comments from people who knew them at school for example, how they were at the time.
They remained enthralled with each other for years after their sentencing, writing to each other in code to relive their memories of murder. It proves beyond question that the parents of the victims were right all along in their claims about Hindley's part in the murders. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for 'A Boy Growing Up' (1958), an adaptation of a work by fellow Welshman 'Dylan Thomas'.Classic true crime account of the Moors murders, a string of child murders in North England in the 1960s perpetrated by Ian Brady and his girlfriend Myra Hindley. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. There were moments in the book that I found particularly hard to read, especially the descriptions of how they killed the children. Based on fact, this is a harrowing story composed using equal parts court records, interviews, and the author's speculation.
They were caught when they killed an older victim in front of Myra's brother-in-law, assuming that he would be on board with their plans.There is a slight danger with this; it made the otherwise revolting crimes seem a little glamourized to fifteen-year-old me. And another warning—the author chooses to the the g slur right at the beginning of the book, which was unnecessary and idiotic. I remember my own parents (having children around the same ages as the victims) being horrified that people could do this, and particularly that a woman could act in such a way. Also pretends to be factual with a disclosure at the start but then adopts a really odd style, oftentimes emulating Brady's voice and pretending he thinks he's a king. Williams' plays "Yesterday's Magic," "The Morning Star" and "Someone Waiting" were also performed on Broadway, and he had a success on the Great White Way as an actor himself in a solo performance as Charles Dickens, which he revived twice.
An odd but interesting read, if you've ever wondered what it would be like to be in Ian and Myra's heads. It’s then divided into chapters on other notorious killers including Ted Bundy, Richard Ramirez (Night Stalker) and John Wayne Gacy (Killer Clown) — in these chapters, Brady critiques these other killers, some of whom he’s spoken to personally. In the mid 1960s, the serenity of Saddleworth Moor was forever interrupted, even if people didn’t yet know it, as the area became a grave for the innocent child victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. I will also say that for anyone with a passing interest or knowledge of the horrific murders committed by this pair the book easily stands alone. I first read this in 1985 - a gift from my stepfather who encouraged my interests, no matter how morbid.I only wish we could have learned more about their victims, who after all are the important ones here. I've seen TV documentaries about the Moors Murderers, but this is the first time I've read a book on these terrible crimes. The description of the black family moving in next door to the Hindley house (and how they, and everyone else, ignored the bangs and screams on one murder night because that´s just what people did on overspill estates), the regular brewing of pots of tea, the cherry-picked Marquis de Sade quotations, the descriptions of what was on the box that night, what they had to eat and what Gran shouted from the back bedroom. It’s always a case that has held my interest and conscious – how can something of that magnitude not, I ask you?
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