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A gripping and probing account of the biggest criminal manhunt in British history.

It is over 40 years since Peter Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attacking 7 more. Still, he remains a killer of almost mythical proportions; his surviving victims, and their families, forever attached to his infamy.

Michael Bilton’s acclaimed account is a powerful indictment of the calamitous investigation that logged over 2 million man-hours of police work – the biggest criminal manhunt in British history. With exclusive access to the detectives involved, the pathologist’s archives and declassified documents, this account reads like the most gripping of thrillers.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009YBU862
Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Collins (November 29, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1908 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 771 pages
Reviewer: Ruth Moreau
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Without a doubt the best book ever written on this subject.
Review: Mr Bilton's writing style is superb and holds the reader's interest right to the end. The research done by Mr Bilton is simply amazing and he pulls all the strands together and the end result is the most informative, absorbing book ever written about the Yorkshire Ripper.No doubt many people will excuse the bungling and general incompetence of the police by pointing to the lack of computerisation in the 1970's but what I find overwhelming is that lives could have been saved and the case solved much earlier had the police LISTENED to the women who survived Sutcliffe's attacks; the consistent photofits and NONE of the survivors said that he spoke with a Geordie accent, but this didn't conform to the image the police had of the killer and the survivors were ridiculed and ignored. They viewed attacks on "innocent" women as mistakes when it was obvious that any woman on her own at night was a potential victim. The police also wasted valuable time and resources on a dubious tape to the exclusion of other lines of enquiry and even when two linguistic experts and the FBI told them the tape was a hoax the police persisted.I wonder why two pieces of crucial evidence were never released to the public - the report by the West Yorkshire police into the handling of the case was never published; when Sutcliffe stripped down in the CID office he wore no underpants and instead wore a V-necked sweater with his legs inside the the long sleeves, pulled over his backside so that the V-neck at the front exposed his genitals?? Incredibly, this vital piece of evidence was never revealed at his trial.Bravo Mr Bilton. A brilliant analysis. You have done the world a service by writing this book. I would give you 20 stars if I could.

Reviewer: Lizzie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not an easy read.
Review: An excellent portrayal of the fear and confusion of that time and the title sums up the nature of Sutcliffe. Looking back it's frustrating to see how close the police came to apprehending him and how overwhelmed and exhausted they all were. So many lives ruined, victims and their families as well as police families. It must have been so difficult without the technology we have today, to track this mass murdered as he drifted around looking for victims, and it's easy to apportion blame but the reader is left with the conviction that he should never ever be released.An excellent report of the incidents but not an easy read.

Reviewer: Robert M. Baird
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Explains the factual background of the Yorkshire Ripper
Review: I read David Peace's four novels based on the notorious Yorkshire Ripper case. The use of fiction allowed him to speculate, but his elliptical style and shifting point of view made it difficult to sort out what happened. The novels are reminiscent in style to those of James Ellroy, who did a hallucinatory trilogy set in LA and the Cold War. I bought Wicket Beyond Belief to see if I could get a better factual handle on this mass murderer who escaped detection for far too long. The reality is somewhat mundane, the real criminal less interesting than the fictional, but it was useful in setting forth the police blunders and carried the story through the killer's incarceration and deterioration in prison. You will not feel much sympathy for him.

Reviewer: Jahana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: As Seen On YouTube
Review: I searched this out after seeing a Channel Four documentary on the "Yorkshire Ripper," Peter Sutciliffe. Or course the book is far more detailed and nuanced. A sterling piece of research and riveting as all get-out. It seems that the USA has not the monopoly on crazed psychopaths although we are close to it. Of course most serial killers apprehended in the USA trace their heritage to the British Isles but I do not know if genetics plays much of a role in this sort of crime. For that we must look at the Royals.

Reviewer: William Kelly
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good book.
Review: Awesome book without a doubt. The author paints a vivid picture of Sutcliffe, the victims and the police investigation. However, lacks a psychological profile of Peter other than the trial Doctors. It appears Sutcliffe learned to murder at an early age and then adapted this thrill to his own ends. It looks as though he liked to master bait over his dead victims. Who really ever understands the mind of a killer? Today, active serial killers are kept secret from the population. It’s not safe out there my friends.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent detailed narrative of the grisly tale
Review: Everything you wanted to know about the Yorkshire Ripper case but were afraid to ask. If you're interested in the YR buy this book. Well researched, well-written, quite detailed without ever losing sight of the woods for the trees.

Reviewer: Karen G. Vincent
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: OK book
Review: My son likes the book, but says there is too much regarding the trial and not enough info about the life and character of the Ripper.

Reviewer: catpercy
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Systemic failure
Review: The further I read the more frustrated I became at police blunder after police blunder occured. How many more more women died as a direct result of this. Bilton has written an excellent account of events.

Reviewer: L. B. Loewy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I was 14 years old when Peter Sutcliffe began his reign of terror in Yorkshire.I cannot even begin to understand what it must have been like living in the area this was happening in.The world has moved on, and thankfully crimes like this no longer happen in the U.K.But it was truly a different time back then.The Sweeney was the biggest t.v show on at this time, and it sort of encapsulates the era.Now I'm not suggesting that policing at this time was like the Sweeney but to be honest certain aspects of this book does suggest the t.v. show wasn't a million miles off the mark.This book gives a true insight into how the Police felt about many of the women murdered, and what a terrible life it must have been for a single working class woman trying to bring up young children without any safety net of the benefits system we now have.Hind sight is a wonderful thing, and the mistakes made by the Police where truly unbelievable.But the crimes committed by Sutcliffe where so far beyond anything they had to deal with before , and the total lack of technology left them floundering, unable to see the wood from the trees.Again I think the author was honest and fair with his assessment.The senior officers in charge had their careers, and for many of them their health destroyed by Sutcliffe.But it was the poor women and their families that should never be forgotten in this terrible tragedy.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I'm a true crime buff so buying this was a no brainer. The author put an extraordinary amount of research into this book. Recommended!

Reviewer: John R Gleeson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Possibly the definitive account of the Yorkshire Ripper-a truly evil serial killer who started out assaulting women and graduated to horrific random violence.The police investigation was botched, incompetent and off the rails-Sutcliffe was questioned nine times, but the reports were not collated or just lost in administration.His friend reported that he was the Ripper, and backed up his suspicions with Sutcliffe's behaviour.When he was finally apprehended, it was by two police on the beat who instinctively suspected something was odd in his actions.The Black Panther case previously was supposed to highlight and clear up deficiencies in complex investigations-clearly it did not.Finally, it appears that Sutcliffe may have committed more crimes than he was charged with.

Reviewer: GHISLAIN
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: "Wicked beyond belief", livre de 798 pages, retrace minutieusement la chasse au Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe.Ce criminel qui assassina treize femmes et en blessa sept grièvement il y a une trentaine d'années, est l'un des pires sérial killer ayant sévi en Angleterre. Si ce n'est le fait que l'auteur s'attarde un peu trop sur le vécu, antérieur aux faits, de certains protagonistes, cet ouvrage est tout à fait recommandable.

Reviewer: David Long
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Been watching "Manhunt & Manhunt 2" on ITV TV, and noticed Martin Clunes was carrying an original paperback edition of this book. I thought I'd see if I could find it on Amazon. The same copy is available here, but it's priced at £600, so I decided to opt for a kindle version instead. This is the text only, I expect because the illustrations and photos would probably be quite graphic. This book has been updated over time, and the introduction and preface were a very compelling read alone, so much that I couldn't wait to get into the subject. I tend to read in bed only, and I was quite tired the night I first started reading this book, however, I became so engrossed in this story, that before long it was rapidly approaching 4:00am.Peter Sutcliffe's criminal career started early on in his life, he was arrested in 1969, with a hammer in his possession, but was only charged with "going equipped" on a probable burglary. This book goes on to show some of the police failing, but also tells how most counties had their own police force, and sadly didn't have a system to share information. Author gives a detailed analysis and somewhat emotional view of all the victims, both the deceased and the survivors, and their families. History of the detectives and constables involved is discussed in great detail here, but in no way is it boring. In fact I have had problems putting my kindle to bed, as well as myself. An excellent read, extremely well written.