“Has the gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial.”
The Observer
The Sunday Times bestseller
Adapted for TV as A Confession, starring Martin Freeman and
Imelda Staunton
CATCHING A SERIAL KILLER
Ghostwritten by Kate Moore for former Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher
On the evening of Saturday, 19 March 2011, Det. Supt. Stephen Fulcher receives a life-changing call that thrusts him into a race against the clock to save missing 22-year-old Sian O’Callaghan, who was last seen at a nightclub in Swindon. Steve knows from experience that he has a small window of time to find Sian alive, but his hopes are quickly dashed when his investigation leads him to Christopher Halliwell, a cabbie with sick obsessions.
Following the investigation as it develops hour-by-hour, Steve’s gripping inside story of the cat-and-mouse situation that ensues shows how he hunted down Halliwell – his number-one suspect – which led him to the discovery of Sian’s body and another victim, Becky Godden-Edwards, who had been missing since 2002. The murders shocked the nation and Halliwell became one of the most hated men in Britain. Since then, he has been linked to several murders and disappearances, and has been called ‘sick in the head’ by an ex-cellmate for his unrelenting hatred of women.
Catching a Serial Killer is a thrilling, devastating and absorbing look at a real-life murder case and potentially one of the UK’s most prolific serial killers.
The trailer for the 2019 ITV adaptation,
A Confession
PRAISE
"With its microscopic analysis of a single crime, the book has the gripping allure of long-form podcasts, such as Serial.”
- The Observer
“An explosive new book...tells the inside story.”
- The Sun
“A thoroughly gripping, well written book, and THE definitive account of an unfolding crime-in-progress enquiry... [A] fascinating and engaging book.”
- The True Crime Enthusiast
“What a brilliant book... The writing is excellent... I found it difficult to put down.”
“I think the fact that I demolished this book within about 5/6 hours is testament to not only how gripping the story is but to how good the writing is.”
“Excellent from start to finish! You couldn’t ask for more in a book of this genre. Easily one of the best I've read.”
“I’m a man in my sixties, and this afternoon I’ve cried for the first time since I was twelve. I opened this book yesterday morning, and have just finished it this evening, unable to put it down except when forced to by the need to eat or sleep.”
“This is literally the best book I have ever read, I finished it in a day whilst on holiday because I was SO gripped by it! I recommend this book to everyone and anyone.”
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