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Unmasking Lucy Letby

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 Winner of BEST NEW AUTHOR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025
Highly commended for BOOK OF THE YEAR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025
Shortlisted for THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION at the 2025 CWA DAGGERS

'Diligent and absorbing' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian
'Meticulous and unexpectedly gripping' Janice Turner, The Times
'An excellent and open-minded study of the case' Peter Hitchens
'An extraordinary piece of work, and one that should be essential reading for anyone thinking of voicing strong opinions on the subject' Tristan Kirk, The London Standard

*AS SEEN ON BBC'S PANORAMA*

In June 2015 babies started dying unexpectedly on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. As medics searched desperately for answers, lead consultant Dr Steve Brearey emailed the ward manager to say, 'We still need to talk about Lucy.'

Several years have passed since then and Letby is now in jail. And yet the doctor's words continue to hold true. Despite her convictions and an extensive public inquiry, there are more questions now about Letby than ever - and they aren't going away. So who is the real Lucy Letby? What convinced senior medics and the police that she was killing babies? And were they right - or could her convictions be a miscarriage of justice, as some now believe?

Drawing on extensive interviews with people who knew and worked with her, as well as unrivalled access to documents and key players in her case, this book traces the story of Letby from primary school to prison, and grapples with the truth about one of the most high-profile murder cases in living memory.©2024 Jonathan Coffey and Judith Moritz Murder True Crime Crime Exciting Thought-Provoking
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This was very well presented and extremely interesting. it was very well put together with clear arguments and explanations. I was on the fence before, I now know fully what I believe...

very well l researched and presented

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It always feels weird using words like ‘enjoyed’ when talking about books with such heavy subject matter, but I will say this was very well researched and narrated. My main hope was that it would explore potential motives and issues with how evidence was presented as well as the individual cases and trials and it definitely did all that very thoroughly in a sympathetic (to the families) yet non-biased way. I would imagine it’s not easy to ask these difficult questions without coming across as exploitative but it feels like a lot of care was put into keeping things balanced in the later, more speculative sections.

Superbly researched and presented

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I'm obsessed with true crime. I have spent years reading books. This one is quite a difficult read, maybe due to having a 6 month old baby. I just cannot comprehend how someone could hurt a baby, it brings tears to my eyes. Do I think she is guilty ? well if she isn't she has to be the most unluckiest person alive, just far too many coincidences. If she's innocent then she should not be anywhere near the healthcare system as she is cursed. I certainly wouldn't want my child to be in her care.
personally I think she is guilty and is guilty of even more attacks on babies. The normal yearly average baby death was 2-3 but in 2016 it was 13 and she was present for 12 and when she went on holiday they stopped and started again when she returned to work and then when she was suspended they completely stopped but also in 2012 when she worked in Liverpool, they had a 40% increase in breathing tubes being dislodged. She's another Harold Shipman!

True crime fanatic

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Immaculate story telling by the two authors - I looked forward to listening to this horrific true story as it unfolded chapter by chapter.
There is more to this story & I look forward to the next book being published.

Compelling Listening.

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Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audio book. Excellently researched. 100% recommend if you are into true crime

Excellent Audio Book

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