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Manhunt

Hunting Britain's Most Wanted Murderer

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In June 2004, 16-year-old Liam Kelly was lured to a location in Liverpool in the early hours of one morning and shot dead. The following year, another Liverpudlian, 22-year-old mother of three Lucy Hargreaves, was shot dead in her own home. Her partner and their two-year-old daughter escaped after the house was set alight by leaping from a first-floor bedroom window.

For more than 15 years, six-foot six-inch, broadly built, ginger-haired Kevin Parle has been wanted by the police for both murders. How could he have evaded national and international crime investigators for so long? Who is harbouring him?

Author and former Scotland Yard detective and undercover cop Peter Bleksley is determined to find the answers. He has immersed himself again in the world of serious and organised crime, this time armed only with a pen, a notebook and a mobile phone. He has vowed not to rest until Parle is found.

This gripping story goes behind the scenes of the hit BBC Sounds podcast Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle.

©2020 Peter Bleksley (P)2020 Boldwood Books Crime Murder Social Sciences True Crime Thought-Provoking Scotland

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I enjoyed the book very much even though I'm not British. Pity the sound wasn't always so good. Hope they catch him. I'm amazed Parle gets through airports so easily considering there is facial recognition. Is interpol not involved?

Good book

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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.

gripping

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Big fan of you and your work I wish you the best of luck with your hunt. Stay safe

Love the book

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I live around the area in Spain he talks about in this book, actually living and working in bars in the area during the time of the sightings (never seeing him to my knowledge). I think calling it a gangsters paradise and an extremely dangerous place is a little far fetched. There are some dodgy characters around but I’ve always felt a lot safer here than I ever did in the uk.

Gangsters paradise?

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Very much enjoyed this book . More people like Peter Bleksley are needed in our country

Informative and well written

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A great elaboration on the podcast with much more detail. Just as enthralling if not more. Looking forward to the podcast making a comeback! Thank You

Fantastic

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Very engaging listen, this is excellent dialogue and I hope search his quarry does not remain in large for lunch longer.
Only issue I had was the recording kept jumping from stereo to a single channel depending on the chapter not sure if that was an online issue for a downloading issue.

Excellent listen

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I feel a book about the whole process of seeking KP out leading to capture would have been better. Overall an average listedln

Ok... Worth a listen.

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Excellent book.I shall continue to monitor Peter's progress with his hunt through his website.Keep up the good work Peter! 👏

Determination Personified

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

Surprised me!

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