A major source for the BBC drama The ReckoningWinner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction DaggerShortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize'An astonishing account'Observer'A compulsive,colourful and chilling read'Sunday Times'An extraordinary book'Mail on SundayDan Davies spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile,and interviewed him extensively over a period of six years before his death. Dan also interviewed scores of people,many of them unobtainable while Savile was alive.Jimmy Savile was cynical,calculating and predatory. He revelled in his status as a Pied Piper of youth and used his power to abuse the vulnerable and underage,all the while covering his tracks by moving into the innermost circles of the establishment.IN PLAIN SIGHT is a devastating and definitive account of a national figure turned national disgrace.
Publisher: Quercus PublishingISBN: 9781782067467Number of pages: 624Weight: 490 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
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To my mind,the best and hottest non-fiction property of the decade is Dan Davies's book on Jimmy Savile. He had amazing access for years and stuck with the story before anybody knew how interesting it was. His book will be a must-read and will hit British culture like a clusterbomb. I can't waitAn astonishing account...It is an incredible readAn extraordinary book,by turns deeply sinister and darkly comicAbsolutely jaw-dropping
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