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  • Manhunt

  • Manhunt, Book 1
  • By: Colin Sutton
  • Narrated by: Peter Noble
  • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,656 ratings)

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Manhunt

By: Colin Sutton
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Summary

Now a major tv drama starring Martin Clunes.

What does it take to catch one of Britain's most feared killers?

Levi Bellfield is one of the most notorious British serial killers of the last fifty years - his name alone evokes horror and revulsion, after his string of brutal murders in the early 2000s.

At 3:07pm on 21st March, 2002, Milly Dowler left her school in Surrey for the last time. Less than an hour later, she was to be abducted and murdered in the cruellest fashion, sparking a missing person investigation that would span months before her body was found.

In the two years that followed, two more young women - Marsha McDonnell and then Amélie Delagrange - were murdered in unspeakably brutal attacks.

Yet with three murdered women on their hands, and few leads open to them, investigating officers were running out of ideas and options, until SIO Colin Sutton was drafted into the investigation for the murder of Delagrange. Seeing a connection between the three women, and thriving under the pressure of a serial killer hunt, Sutton was finally able to bring their murderer to justice after the case had begun to seem hopeless.

Manhunt tells the story of how he led the charge to find a mystery killer, against the clock and against the odds - day by day and lead by lead. At once a gripping police procedural, and an insight into the life of an evil man, this is the story behind what it takes to track down a shockingly violent murderer before he strikes again.

©2018 Colin Sutton (P)2018 Bonnier Publishing
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Great read

Written in a respectful way for a job this man clearly loved and devoted himself to for many years. Although I am sure he could have been far more scathing of others in the book, he has risen above this and allowed you to read between the lines. This book gives you a good understanding of what hoops the police have to jump through with CPS and how often their hands are tied with red tape.

He made it very easy to understand the different victims and crimes and how they joined the dots, ging a clear indication of how vile Levi was

Throughout the Book he constantly referred back to his team and the fact the success was due to it being a team effort. A trait many could do with having





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Great Leadership

Very good read. Read the book in 3 x days. Great listening how they captured this horrible person.

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No detail too small

a thorough investigation into thoroughly horrific crimes. amazing insight into the building of a complex and compelling case

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Brilliant, intelligent writing

A book that stands out given the focus on investigation and not the tabloid headlines. Intelligently written and very well narrated. Highly recommend for true crime readers interested in the investigative process

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unputdownable!

absolutely fascinating and inspiring account of the investigation and subsequent trial of Levi Bellfield and his heinous acts. DCI Sutton's story is poignant, humorous and beautifully-told. a highly-recommended book delivered extremely well.

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Fascinating listen

Although familiar with this case and the investigation into these murders through the media coverage of them, it was really interesting to go behind the scenes and listen to what the police officer who ran the investigation had to say. There is a lot of detail, especially about the victims, their lives and the care that the officers took in dealing with the families. Most impressive was the way that the family of the French girl Amelie was dealt with, and shocking the way the French police would have dealt with them if left to their own devices.

Also knowing some of the issues around the Millie Dowler case and the hacking of her phone and problems that were caused, I was shocked to find out about other ways the media pretty much were a law unto themselves. News of the World is no loss to journalism, they knew about the raid on Belfield before hand and were going to run the story two days before the raid was due to take place. One can only feel revulsion at these people and the mentality they show.

I did find it an interesting commentary on how jury selection works and how the idea that a variety of people from all walks of life are representative on the jury is not accurate because of the things that exclude people. Medical appointments, holidays booked, self employed etc.

The book is not sensationalising this case but is a fairly straight forward recording of the way the investigation went, their success and some of the obstacles they had to deal with.

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interesting story.

interesting story from the man who headed up the team who caught a very nasty killee and all round bad egg.


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Excellent

Such dedication was given by the team to capture the monster
An excellent book well worth the read 10/10

Eileen Reid

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Manhunt

Excellent from start to finish. Cant recommend this book highly enough. At times I just could not stop listening. Thank goodness for police men like Colin.

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Great

This is a really great book really well preformed , I cannot recommend it enough.

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