{"product_id":"sophie-the-final-verdict-9781399742658","title":"Sophie: The Final Verdict","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Senan Molony\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Hachette Books Ireland\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Hachette Books Ireland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''This is the book that puts all the evidence before the people'' Jean-Pierre Gazeau, uncle of Sophie Toscan du Plantier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''An outstanding and compelling read'' Micheál Martin TD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''A comprehensive and compelling collection of circumstantial evidence'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist Senan Molony was the first national crime correspondent on the scene of Sophie Toscan du Plantier''s brutal murder in December 1996, ahead of a chain of events that would shock the nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2024 death of prime suspect Ian Bailey reopens the case for Molony, who goes behind the scenes to tell the full chilling story - from first seeing the Englishman as someone with impressive inside sources, to his moment of awakening at Bailey''s arrest for a murder the suspect freely wrote about in the national press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book charts the astonishing early days of a doomed investigation and times thereafter as Bailey - a violent misogynist and pathological liar - escaped charge or trial in Ireland despite convincing evidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding interviews with Sophie''s family, key garda investigators, local witnesses and Bailey himself, it explodes commonly held myths and brings to light fresh and disturbing disclosures, amounting to damning proof of guilt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e''Fascinating read'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBusiness Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Contains many intriguing new pieces of information'' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Books Ireland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45847896883351,"sku":"9781399742658","price":1053.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781399742658.webp?v=1769297281","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sophie-the-final-verdict-9781399742658","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}