{"product_id":"to-hunt-a-killer-julie-mackay-9780008507473","title":"To Hunt a Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers' Association Awards 2023*\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBATH, 1984\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAVON \u0026amp; SOMERSET POLICE HQ, 2009\u003c\/strong\u003e\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the true story of how she did it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julie MacKay, Robert Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008507473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008507473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Element\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.02d","brand":"Julie MacKay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076204228863,"sku":"9780008507473","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7332705-1c1d-446f-9b5d-61d684bce16c.jpg?v=1685463743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/to-hunt-a-killer-julie-mackay-9780008507473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}