Kidnapped. The Crime That Shocked The Nation

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Simon And Schuster
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: First Edition

Description: 301 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.

Publishers Description: The story of Australias only known kidnapping of a child for ransomWhen eight-year-old Graeme Thorne was kidnapped on his way to school in July 1960, Australia was gripped with fear and loathing. What monster would dare take financial advantage of the most treasured bond of love between parent and child Just weeks earlier, Graemes parents had won a fortune in the Opera House Lottery, and this had attracted the attention of the perpetrator, Stephen Bradley.Bradley was a most unlikely kidnapper, however his greed for the Thornes windfall saw him cast aside any sympathy for his victim or his victims family, and drove him to take brazen risks with the life of his young captive.Kidnapped tells the astounding true story of how this crime was planned and committed, and describes the extraordinary police investigation that was launched to track the criminal down. Mark Tedeschi explores the mind of the intriguing and seriously flawed Stephen Bradley, and also the points of view of the victim, his family and the police, whose work pioneered the use of many techniques that are now considered commonplace, marking the beginning of modern-day forensic science in Australia.Using his powerful research and storytelling skills, Mark Tedeschi reveals one of Australias greatest true crime dramas, and what can only be described as the trial of the 20th Century.

ISBN: 9781925310221