Almost the Perfect Murder: The Killing of Elaine O'Hara, the Extraordinary Garda Investigation and the Trial That Stunned the Nation: The Only Complete Inside Account

by Paul Williams

Overview

From Ireland's leading crime journalist, Paul Williams, comes the definitive account of the case that gripped the nation.

'A book that had to be written' Ray D'Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1

For over a year, everyone assumed missing Dublin woman Elaine O'Hara had ended her own life. But after her remains were found, the police discovered that Elaine was in thrall to a man who had spent years grooming her to let him kill her. That man was Graham Dwyer, a married father of three and partner in a Dublin architecture practice.

Almost the Perfect Murder details the exhaustive investigation - one of the most complex and chilling in Irish criminal justice history - that allowed gardaí to build a case against Dwyer. And it outlines the twists and turns that happened during the dramatic trial that followed.

'An example of doggedness and tenacious police work, which saw that justice was done, and seen to be done' Irish Independent

'Fascinating' Pat Kenny, Newstalk

'It is very rare for murder to involve the degree of calculation revealed in this case' Irish Times

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241973769
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	07/02/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Paul Williams is Ireland's leading crime writer and one of its most respected journalists. Over two decades his courageous and ground-breaking investigative work has won him multiple awards. Williams has also researched, written and presented a number of major TV crime series. He is a registered member of the internationally respected Washington DC-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). He is married with two children and lives in Dublin.

Editorial Reviews

"A book that had to be written and it's really well written . . . fascinating." —Ray D'Arcy, RTÉ Radio 1


"A great book . . . really comprehensive." —Miriam O'Callaghan, RTÉ


"Fascinating." —Pat Kenny, Newstalk


"It is very rare for murder to involve the degree of calculation revealed in this case." —Irish Times


"An example of doggedness and tenacious police work, which saw that justice was done, and seen to be done." —Irish Independent

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