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Murder at Roaringwater is the inside story of a young Frenchwoman, Sophie Toscan du Plantier. In this notorious and unresolved crime, the victim seemed to have a premonition of her own terrible end.

Ever since she was violently killed outside her holiday cottage in the remote West Cork countryside just before Christmas in 1996, mystery has surrounded the unresolved case of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

For six years, author Nick Foster has been painstakingly piecing together her life and death, developing an ongoing ‘friendship’ with the Englishman long-suspected of her murder, Ian Bailey, and his partner, Jules Thomas.

The story follows Foster in Paris and Ireland as he leaves no stone unturned in his quest to reveal the young Frenchwoman’s killer and understand the motives behind such a terrible crime.

©2021 Nick Foster (P)2021 W. F. Howes Ltd Murder Social Sciences True Crime Crime

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"A true-crime tour de force. Foster delivers a forensic and exciting account of this international murder mystery." (Donal Macintyre)
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At last something that puts this horrible saga in context I now believe he dine it too many people give statements for them all to be lies.
Clothes in the bath, claiming he did not know her scratches on the arms to name a few .

Great insight

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I am an avid follower of this case and this book brought me a few surprises. It has also changed my mind again about who is responsible for Sophie’s murder. Nick Foster is smart, thorough, reflective and insightful.

The minus stars are because of the reader’s pronunciation. His voice and general performance are great. But good god why does he pronounce ‘Jules’ the French way and why does he insist on pronouncing Schull as ‘school’. The translation to English of Schull’s full name is ‘Mary’s School’ but ‘School’ is not the name of the town. It’s Schull, pronounced ‘skull’. It’s really grating! His other pronunciations are a bit ambitious as well.

Excellent and thorough book

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Small detail but not hard to get right – also important considering it features so heavily in the book.

And those kinds of details are what separates good narration from AI.

Overall, an interesting addition to the ongoing saga of Sophie’s murder. Perhaps one day someone will make the effort to write a book that focuses solely on her.

Bailey is either guilty or the most unfortunate distraction to ever be associated with a murder case.

I hope one day science will determine the answer.

It’s pronounced ‘Skull’ not ‘school’

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Compelling story but not helped by a really poor narration. Pronunciations inconsistent and inaccurate for some core elements.

Poor narration

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I thought I knew a fair deal about this intriguing and desperately sad unsolved murder, but Nick Foster provides depth and surprises along the way and I was hooked. His very human reactions alongside his painstaking journalistic work make for a riveting slow burn reveal to his his final conclusion. Would highly recommend.

Insightful and riveting

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