{"product_id":"inside-the-law-vikki-petraitis-9780648293712","title":"Inside the Law: 25 Years of True Crime Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003eVikki Petraitis had no idea that writing one book about a murder on Phillip Island would give her a second career that has run alongside her chosen profession for 25 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA school teacher by day, Vikki has spent thousands of hours with experts, victims, survivors and families, to tell the true stories of real people, real horror and real grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has accompanied crime scene professionals and police on active duty, and become biographer to two well-known former cops, and to one of the many victims of institutional child abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer writing career has resulted in 14 books and counting, with subjects and titles as diverse as \u003cem\u003eThe Frankston Murders\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCrime Scene Investigations\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForensics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCops\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Dog Squad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOnce a Copper: The Life and Times of Brian 'The Skull' Murphy\u003c\/em\u003e, and the one that started it all, \u003cem\u003eThe Phillip Island Murder\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside the Law\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a behind-the-scenes look at Vikki's life of true crime writing. It's a collection of her favourite or most memorable true crime stories with a fresh narrative thread of the why, when and how she came to write them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vikki Petraitis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648293718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648293712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clan Destine Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d","brand":"Vikki Petraitis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473863164159,"sku":"9780648293712","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_00b5cd9b-1864-42d2-aac5-204e4b950245.jpg?v=1762313395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-the-law-vikki-petraitis-9780648293712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}