A Killers Confession, Deborah Lucy
A Killers Confession, Deborah Lucy
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A Killer's Confession
How I Brought My Daughter's Murderer to Justice

Author: Deborah Lucy, Karen Edwards

Narrator: Jane McDowell

Unabridged: 10 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Headline

Published: 08/22/2019


Synopsis

A mother's story behind one of the most dramatic true crime cases in recent history.

'I have lived every parent's worst nightmare. On what would have been my daughter's 29th birthday, Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher knocked on the door and told me my beautiful Becky was dead. Found buried in a shallow grave in a remote field, Becky had been brutally murdered.'

When Becky Godden-Edwards was killed, her mother Karen awoke to a world where the truth was never guaranteed; where taxi driver Christopher Halliwell got away with murder and the police officer who found her daughter was punished instead.

This is Karen's story. Despite unimaginable tragedy, her love for her daughter has been unbreakable: from her despair through Becky's troubled teenage years, to the agonising eight years when Becky was missing, and then the dramatic story of how a killer's confession led to a terrible discovery.

The one constant has been Karen's determination to fight for Becky, tirelessly campaigning for the truth about what happened to be heard and for Halliwell to face the consequences of his evil actions.

*The murders of Becky Godden-Edwards and Sian O'Callaghan will soon be the focus of major new ITV series A Confession starring Martin Freeman as Stephen Fulcher and Imelda Staunton as Karen Edwards*

(P)2019 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

About Deborah Lucy

Deborah Lucy worked for 25 years in the Wiltshire Police, alongside a number of senior investigating officers as they investigated major crimes, including murders, missing persons, abduction and kidnaps. She met Karen in 2017, after Halliwell's conviction. Deborah is a published author in non-fiction and fiction, and her debut crime novel, Death Watch, was published in 2018 and was be followed by a sequal in 2019. She has a Master's Degree in historical research.

About Karen Edwards

Karen Edwards is the mother of Becky Godden-Edwards, who was murdered in 2003, and since the arrest of Christopher Halliwell has been a tireless campaigner for changes to police codes of practice, petitioning Parliament. Karen lives in Swindon and practices as an aromatherapist and beauty therapist. She is a consultant on the upcoming ITV drama 'A Confession'.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Fiona

Heart-breaking account of a mother's fight to get justice for her daughter Becky, who was murdered by the psychopath Christopher Halliwell. Her story showed such bravery and courage, and how she coped with all the terrible things that kept happening to her was astounding.......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

This was a truly harrowing and upsetting book to read, but also one filled with hope for the future. As this is a murder case, close to home, it has always been of interest to me. However, reading this book from Becky's mothers perspective really provided a fresh outlook to the investigation. This b......more

Goodreads review by Kim

I always find it difficult to say that I really "enjoyed" a book when it is a book about something like this - the abduction and murder of a young woman, someone's daughter, their sister, their grandchild. And I'm sure you all know what I mean when I say this. So, please understand that I say I real......more

Goodreads review by Alice

Really sad and heartbreaking .......more


Quotes

[in] A Killer's Confession, Karen Edwards, shares her heartbreaking story... how she never gave up in seeking justice for Becky. Daily Mirror

Karen's book A Killer's Confession... tells of her battle to bring Becky's killer to justice. The Sun