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Sophie

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Sophie

By: Senan Molony
Narrated by: Jonathan White
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About this listen

 'This is the book that puts all the evidence before the people' Jean-Pierre Gazeau, uncle of Sophie Toscan du Plantier

'An outstanding and compelling read' Micheál Martin TD

'A comprehensive and compelling collection of circumstantial evidence' Irish Times

Journalist Senan Molony was the first national crime correspondent on the scene of Sophie Toscan du Plantier's brutal murder in December 1996, ahead of a chain of events that would shock the nation.

The 2024 death of prime suspect Ian Bailey reopens the case for Molony, who goes behind the scenes to tell the full chilling story - from first seeing the Englishman as someone with impressive inside sources, to his moment of awakening at Bailey's arrest for a murder the suspect freely wrote about in the national press.

The book charts the astonishing early days of a doomed investigation and times thereafter as Bailey - a violent misogynist and pathological liar - escaped charge or trial in Ireland despite convincing evidence.

Including interviews with Sophie's family, key garda investigators, local witnesses and Bailey himself, it explodes commonly held myths and brings to light fresh and disturbing disclosures, amounting to damning proof of guilt.

'Fascinating read' Business Post

'Contains many intriguing new pieces of information' Sunday Independent
©2024 Senan Molony (P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Murder True Crime Crime

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Great to finally get all the facts into this case. Guess they had to wait til Bailey was gone.

Deep dive into the case

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I liked the whole thing. A conscientiously written book by a writer who wanted to keep things factually correct.

Very well explained

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Great narration of a great book. It’s also uniquely Irish and really brings across the shock and outrage felt in the community

Highly recommended

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I’ve listened to a podcast that sadly became the Bailey show. Then I watched the Netflix production that was more focused on Sophie, her family and their long fight for justice. This was a long overdue account of the facts, including a lot of evidence that was new to me. It focused on Sophie and showed Bailey to be a pathetic, violent, narcissistic misogynist. RIP Sophie

At last!

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Good book but the production is very poor the chapter announcements made me jump every time

Good book poor production

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