The blooding: Book Guide, Author and Facts
The blooding by Joseph Wambaugh: plot, author, genre and where to read, in one evergreen guide.
Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough. Though a massive 150-man dragnet is launched, the case remains unsolved. Three years later the killer strikes again, raping and strangling teenager Dawn Ashforth only a stone's throw from where Lynda was so brutally murdered. But it will take four years, a scientific breakthrough, the largest manhunt in British crime annals, and the blooding of more than four thousand men before the real killer is found."Wambaughs darkest nonfiction since "The Onion Field." . . . A meticulous and suspenseful reconstruction . . . . A powerful and elegant police procedural."-- "Kirkus Reviews."
Quick facts about The blooding
- Title: The blooding
- Author: Joseph Wambaugh
- First published: 1989
- Genre: case studies, investigation, murder
- OpenLibrary ID: OL2941545W
Where to read The blooding
The blooding by Joseph Wambaugh is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is The blooding about?
Fifteen-year-old Lynda Mann's savagely raped and strangled body is found along a shady footpath near the English village of Narborough.
Who wrote The blooding?
The blooding was written by Joseph Wambaugh.
When was The blooding published?
The blooding was first published in 1989.
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