And Then The Darkness. The Disappearance Of Peter Falconio And The Trials Of Joanne Lees

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: ABC Books
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2006
Edition: Reprint

Description: 296 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: two young English tourists waylaid in the outback by a predatory stranger, a single gunshot, and then the darkness. Peter Falconios disappearance sparked one of the biggest manhunts and mysteries in Australias history. the only witness was Peters girlfriend, Joanne Lees, who was found wandering the highway, her hands bound in front of her and tape matted in her hair. the only clue was a pool of blood found by police at the back of the couples Kombi. Joannes account of her ordeal - the apparent murder of her partner, her binding and gagging, and her miraculous escape into the bush away from her burly attacker and his dog - provoked a frenzy of media interest and a huge police operation, but as clues to the attackers identity were few and far between and police blunders mounted, doubts about Joannes story began to surface. Was this seemingly innocent English backpacker a liar, after all three years on, the saga continues with the trial of Bradley Murdoch, a gun-happy drifter from Western Australia, numerous conspiracy theories and, finally, the discover of some vital genetic evidence.

ISBN: 9780733312960