Babes in the Wood

By: Graham Bartlett, Peter James

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

A gripping true crime story and an insight into the motivations of a truly evil man, Babes in the Wood by Graham Bartlett with Peter James is a fascinating account of what became a thirty-two year fight for justice.

On 9 October 1986, nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway went out to play on their Brighton estate. They would never return home; their bodies discovered the next day concealed in a local park. This devastating crime rocked the country.

With unique access to the officers charged with catching the killer, former senior detective Graham Bartlett and bestselling author Peter James tell the compelling inside story of the investigation as the net tightens around local man Russell Bishop. The trial that follows is one of the most infamous in the history of Brighton policing – a shock result sees Bishop walk free.

Three years later, Graham is working in Brighton CID when a seven-year-old girl is abducted and left to die. She survives . . . and Bishop’s name comes up as a suspect. Is history repeating itself? Can the police put him away this time, and will he ever be made to answer for his past horrendous crimes?

'An extremely well-written and detailed account' – Adam Hibbert, former head of Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team

'A triumph . . . Babes in the Wood should be required reading for all budding detectives' – Malcolm Bacon, former DI

©2020 Graham Bartlett (P)2020 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

Awful case

This book is well written and the author has done some great research into the awful case of “Babes in the wood”

The book will hit you like a hammer with emotions going from fear to upright disgust and anger.

I highly recommend this book for all true crime readers however it’s definitely not for the faint of heart as it provides details that can be very difficult to cope with

Great choice of narrator who is nice listening to

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