Ian Brady, the Moors murderer, was given books on vampirism, necrophilia and sexualised torture as he waited to be tried for his crimes, newly declassified documents have revealed. The book's chapters begin with epigraphs from other sources that are not always relevant to the murders, chosen by Williams in an attempt to evoke the mood in working-class Britain at that time.

I remember my own parents (having children around the same ages as the victims) being horrified that people could do this, and particularly that a woman could act in such a way. What you will find is a daring and unusual approach to one of the UK's most famous serial killer cases. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. So there was a lot of speculation (most of the book was speculation) about what actually happened, and I got the feeling that the author took Hindley's version as "truth" when in 1985 it was revealed that she was much more involved than she had let on. Explora la mayor tienda de eBooks del mundo y empieza a leer hoy mismo en la Web, en tu tablet, en tu teléfono o en tu dispositivo electrónico de lectura.As someone who did not grow up in the era of the murders but remembers the publicity when Pauline Reades body was finally found I didn't really know all of the facts except that two evil people, one of them a woman, had killed children for kicks. This was the first book that I ever read on the infamous Moors Murderers and I must say that it has had me gripped and intrigued on the subject now since I first read it 26 years ago! Between November 1963 and October 1965, Ian Brady, clerk, and Myra Hindley, typist, killed at least three—and possibly as many as five—young people varying in age from ten to seventeen, for no apparent motive.

Re-reading it later I recognized the false sheen that adolescence puts on heinous deeds, and then realised that Brady and Hindley were not far from adolescence themselves - that psychopathy keeps one in that state permanently in a way, and Williams transmits this ingeniously. Complete with never-before-seen photos taken by Ian Brady, Cook’s story takes us through the childhood of Ian and Myra, their infamous relationship, and the emotional police investigation. The second book published in this series carries on from where ‘The Moors Murderers’ left off and continues the horrific story of the crimes perpetrated by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and tells of what happened at their trial in 1966. How could she stay together with him and participate in these crimes with him, when he's done such awful things to her? This accurately and succinctly, yet never drily or without emotion, delivered the harrowing life stories of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley.Ian Huntley admired Adolf Hitler, and much like Hitler, Ian’s ego and arrogance ultimately drove him into making a fatal mistake. In a horror movie, you can pause or, if a book, can put it down and remind yourself that “this is just a work of fiction” You can’t do that with True crime. She was obsessed with Brady, but how that translated into brutal torture, sexual assault and murder is beyond me. It gives information and descriptions that never felt biased, and I appreciate that when reading non-fiction books about true crime. Both this book on Peter Sutcliffe and Happy Like Murderers, about the West family, are obsessive, yet utterly compassionate and honest.

I have to say that after reading Ann West's FOR THE LOVE OF LESLEY, I saw this book with entirely new eyes. Creepy and very dark, Cook’s portrayal of the killing couple leaves an indelible mark, and although some of the formatting could use some tweaking, “The Moors Murders” is a compelling true crime novel, depicting the most disgustingly despicable crime imaginable (child rape and murder) and the monsters who committed it. I was sort of on board with this book up until the point where a picture of Lesley Ann Downey's torture is featured. That said, if you are a true crime reader, this book is a very detailed account of these cases and probably the most thorough that I have seen.I truly did hold on, until the recounting of the sexual crimes committed by Ian Brady in his youth started. After a torture and killing spree that lasted two years and left five innocent children dead, many aspects of their lives have been kept hidden from the public. The subject matter is undoubtedly not for everyone, but for anyone with an interest in the Moors Murders (or true crime in general) this is a fantastic read.

Some information in this book was found to be untrue in the latest book written about Ian Brady - the only book that Brady agreed to be interviewed for. Smith was no hero, but there’s no doubt that Brady would have continued to kill had he had the chance. What the author has done is quite clever, you read it as thought it's a story and you are in that story with the characters. Beyond Belief: A Chronicle of Murder and its Detection (London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967) (1968 paperback: ISBN 978-0-330-02088-6) is a semi-fictionalized account of the Moors murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, by the Welsh author and playwright, Emlyn Williams. I personally loved that not all of it was about the crimes though- there is insight into the Hindley and Brady as people and their relationship.

His books on James Hanratty, Helen Smith, Carl Bridgewater and Colin Wallace are both a testament to his investigative journalism and his own selflessness.