The real-life investigation behind the hit Netflix series,from two Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists.SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLD DAGGER AWARDShe said she was raped.Police said she lied.She was made to retract the report - but the nightmare only got worse.On 11 August 2008,eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man had broken into her home and raped her. Within days,police - and even those closest to Marie - became suspicious of her story. Confronted by these minor inconsistencies and doubt,Marie broke down and said her story was a lie. The police charged her with making a false report. Two years later,Colorado detective Stacy Galbraith was assigned to a case of sexual assault. It bore an eerie resemblance to a rape that had taken place months earlier in a nearby town. Joining forces with the detective on that case,Edna Hendershot,the two soon discovered they were dealing with a serial rapist. As their investigation deepened,it became clear that numerous police departments had extremely similar cases on their hands - and that Marie's story bore an eerie resemblance to the cases they were investigating.Unbelievable is a chilling tale of doubt,lies,and the hunt for justice,unveiling the disturbing reality of how sexual assault is investigated and the long history of scepticism toward its victims.Previously published as A False Report
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9781786090072Number of pages: 304Weight: 244 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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Brilliant detective work,very well told.Disturbing and meticulously researched,this is a vital book for the #MeToo era.An important and necessary book that tells a complicated,uncomfortable story clearly and with great power.With meticulous forensic detail,this true story is as disturbing as it compelling.Remarkable
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