Death in Perugia
The Definitive Account of the Meredith Kercher case from her murder to the acquittal of Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox
$43.37
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
14 August 2012
Summary
Shortly after 1 pm on 2 November 2007, two police officers entered the home of the 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in the picturesque Italian town of Perugia. Inside, Kercher’s half-naked body lay on the floor under a beige quilt. Her throat had been slashed.
A week later, the prosecutor jailed Kercher’s housemate Amanda Knox, a beautiful, star college student from Seattle, and Raffaele Sollecito, her Italian boyfriend. Later he also jailed Rudy Guede, an Ivory Coast drifter. The prosecu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340993095 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 034099309X |
| Author: | John Follain |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 14 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 31mm |
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‘There’s something disturbingly gripping about the relentless blood-spilling, feuds and betrayals; men taking life as breezily as if they were lifting a piece off a chessboard.’
A gripping read: a balanced, detailed account that allows the reader to respond to the central question: did they or didn’t they?… It’s hard to imagine there will be a better book on the subject. - Tobias Jones, The Observer
an excellent account of the tragedy and the very Italian drama that followed. - Stephen Robinson, The Sunday Times - a Sunday Times ‘MUST READ’In a case as familiar as this has become, it is surprising to go over it from the start … (DEATH IN PERUGIA) does a good job of reminding us that amid the reams of print and reel are human lives; some innocent and some guilty, but all irreparably disfigured by this horribly sad story. - Ed Cumming, The Daily TelegraphI’ve been absorbed all week by … the enthralling, soon to be best seller, I’m sure, DEATH IN PERUGIA. - Paul Holmes, The New Zealand HeraldA fascinating book. - Ray D’Arcy, Today FM, DublinA hot-off-the press account of the riveting murder trial of American student Amanda Knox, accused with her boyfriend and a drifter of killing her flatmate Meredith Kercher. - The Newcastle HeraldI was very much in the grip of this book. For two days I didn’t switch on the TV … Follain’s account will trouble you for days. - William Leith, The Evening StandardFollain’s impartiality works beautifully … Follain always manages to bring humanity to the book in between the gory detail. - Tim Ellis, , VancouverAbout The Author
John Follain
John Follain is a journalist and writer. His previous books include THE LAST GODFATHERS. He has covered Italy for The Sunday Times and The Sunday Times Magazine for the past ten years.
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