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*As seen on ITV's The Pembrokeshire Murders*
'Fascinating. A book that will be essential reading for every aspiring crime writer' Guardian
'Offers a chilling glimpse into her life's work. Fascinating stuff.' Sunday Times
'Compelling' Daily Mirrror
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By the time I arrived at the wood yard in Huddersfield on a…
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1 author picked When the Dogs Don't Bark as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
What is compelling about this book is that the author has worked on some of the most famous cases in the UK. Some like Stephen Lawrence, Rachel Nickell, and Damilola Taylor are still very much in the public consciousness.
She details the difficulties in the case and how she worked methodically on them. The Guardian said, "Her ability to reconstruct violent events in her mind and to see how forensic science can be used to reveal a suspect would leave even Sherlock Holmes in awe."
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