{"product_id":"murder-in-the-graveyard-don-hale-9780008348533","title":"Murder in the Graveyard: A Brutal Murder. a Wrongful Conviction. a 27-Year Fight for Justice.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping true crime investigation into the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September 1973, Stephen Downing was convicted and indefinitely sentenced for the murder of Wendy Sewell, a young legal secretary in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District. Wendy was attacked in broad daylight in Bakewell Cemetery. Stephen Downing, the 17-year-old groundskeeper with learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, was the primary suspect. He was immediately arrested, questioned for nine hours, without a solicitor present, and pressured into signing a confession full of words he did not understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale was thrust into the case. Determined to take it to appeal, as he investigated the details, he found himself inextricably linked to the narrative. He faced obstacles at every turn, and suffered several attempts on his life. All of this merely strengthened his resolve: why should anyone threaten him if Downing had committed the crime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, Stephen Downing was finally acquitted, having served 27 years in prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in this masterful account of Hale's long, dedicated and often dangerous campaign to rescue a long-forgotten victim of the British legal system; the longest miscarriage of justice in British history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'An Extraordinary story of innocence and persecution, determination and grit ... it had me rattling through the pages' SOPHIE DRAPER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008348537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008348533\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Element\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Don Hale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992817107199,"sku":"9780008348533","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da615ae1-368d-46a6-ad41-28beef10e131.jpg?v=1683320967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-in-the-graveyard-don-hale-9780008348533","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}