Brilliant

I’m a big fan of Peter anyhow and I’ve a Police and investigative background like him.

This book / investigation is well written in regards to the amount of red tape and obstacles that are in the way which stop things being able to be described / actions undertaken etc

I was however let down by the constant problem with the book switching from stereo to mono. It may be because this was done during lockdown on equipment not in a studio (I don’t know) but non the less this is great.

I would love to be his left hand man

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gripping

I have loved and been fascinated by this book. Peter is open honest and Frank about the hunt and everything that goes with it. highly highly recommend this for anyone with an interest in crime.

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Surprised me!

I really enjoyed it, great listen. Peter is a very good narrator & does a grea

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Interesting read

I enjoyed this audiobook but the volume changed throughout so I had to keep adjusting my device. A bit annoying and I'm sure it's something that could easily be sorted out.

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Informative and entertaining

Having listened to every episode of the Finding Kevin Parl podcast, I felt that I might be listening to the same info over again in this book. However, this wasn't the case. There were parts of the book that I had heard about before, but they were not just repeated from the podcast; this is the story behind the podcast and I feel it is more a companion to it, giving much more detail to not only the hunt for Parl but the processes and thinking behind the hunt and hunting fugitives in general. I particularly enjoyed reading the parts about Liverpool, it being my home city, and the parts about Spain, as I also have strong family connections there, so this was added interest for me. I personally find Peter Blecksley to be a fascinating character and like his general attitude to life and his willingness to laugh at himself. The book is very funny as well as being obviously serious and very sad in parts. I found Peter Blecksley's views on policing, drugs and other aspects of society he touches on very interesting. All in all, I found this book very entertaining and easy to listen to but thought provoking and informative regarding the criminals of this world and the people who try to catch them.

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Gripping narrative of one man's mission of justice

Peter Bleksley tells us of his mission to hunt one of the country's most wanted murderers, Kevin Parle.

Told in Peter's own words, he manages to expertly navigate through the journey of how he started the hunt for Parle, and subsequently how his investigation and the production of his award winning podcast unfolded, weaving in narrative of his past working as a detective for New Scotland Yard.

The narrative is fresh, with the true determined grit of Blesksley shining through.

Unlike a usual audio book, I truly felt immersed in this journey, as if I was a fly on the wall throughout Peter's hunt. Or listening to his story from his own mouth over a glass of red. The deviations into stories from Bleksley's past moulded seamlessly with the manhunt narrative and made it all seem so natural.

The book kept me gripped throughout, with new information, twists and turns in every chapter.

Thoroughly, thoroughly recommend this to anyone who loves a good true crime memoir, as no doubt this manhunt will go down in the history books.

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Unsure what to think

Wasn’t what I was expecting, some really dull times in this audio book.
As the book unfolds it’s evident that the author is taking on a task that should be the job of the police. With that in mind the question arises why? He freely admits he doesn’t make money from this Manhunt so it’s hard to work out whether this is a ‘hobby’ that he enjoys therefore should be accepted as such or is the author genuinely wanting justice or is it something he is doing for the publicity to highlight his media presence. I’m unsure what to think and that is how the book made me feel
Bit confusing for me personally but the author is often on TV so he must have some credibility in this field.
If anything, it has made me aware of the alleged offender Parle, his alleged crimes and his persona so would be worth waiting for the final instalment of this saga, if it ever gets that far

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Nothing groundbreaking but half decent listen.

Sometimes it feels like the author is just promoting his own media pages. Nothing groundbreaking or anything that interesting during the “investigation”. He just talks to family/friends and hands out leaflets and waits for a tip off…job done.

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Great Read

Loved this book from start to finish. Honestly, just a great book.
Being narrated by Peter just topped this book off.
Can’t wait for the next one. Good luck to him.

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Superb account of a true manhunt

I love that this is ongoing and not some simple conclusion, the longer this hunt goes on the more you want and need it. You have to love Peter’s delivery, he’s gritty and gentlemanly on here but the underlying truth comes through that this man has seen some truly horrific criminal activity and has at times had to court these vile people and behave as if he too were one of them. You are left with no doubt, he will find Kevin, and I hope when they find him they pop 6 ft 6 ins Kevin in a tiny little panda car for some retro posterity with his feet hanging out of the windows like hobbit feet wing mirrors. The crimes he is wanted for can’t go unanswered and unpunished for and this book helps enormously to raise awareness, buy it for everyone you know. Great account of this search.

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