This Woman: The secret prison affair and escape plot of Myra Hindley, Britain’s most notorious criminal by Howard Sounes - ISBN: 9781841885117
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Notorious killer’s prison love affair sparks audacious escape plot.

This Woman: The secret prison affair and escape plot of Myra Hindley, Britain’s most notorious criminal

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    8 January 2024

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Summary

In 1973, Myra Hindley, the most notorious woman in Britain, is serving a life sentence for the moors murders - a case that shocked the world. Behind bars she has fallen in love.

When Hindley is refused parole she persuades a sympathetic prison officer and former nun to help her break out of London’s grim Holloway prison. The women plan to run away together to Brazil.

Twenty years after Hindley’s death, this extraordinary true story is brought to life in vivid new detail by How…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781841885117
ISBN-10:1841885118
Author:Howard Sounes
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Seven Dials
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:8 January 2024
Weight:280g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 30mm
About The Author

Howard Sounes

Howard Sounes is the author of ten biographical books including Heist and the true crime bestseller Fred & Rose, as well as biographies of Bob Dylan and Charles Bukowski. An expert in the Fred and Rose West murder case, Howard is also the presenter of the podcast series, Unheard: the Fred & Rose West Tapes (nominated for Best True Crime Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020) and producer of documentaries. This book is based on significant original research into Myra Hindley’s story. Alongside the book, Howard has made a recent ITV documentary about Hindley and is developing a TV film based on Myra Hindley’s prison story.

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