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On the evening of May 3, 2007, Gerry and Kate McCann returned to their resort apartment in Portugal's Algarve to every parents' worst nightmare--their daughter, three-year-old Madeleine Beth McCann had vanished from her room. Her disappearance sparked a worldwide manhunt. Poster campaigns, distraught pleas from the parents, and frenzied media coverage all ensued--but still Madeleine's whereabouts remain a mystery. Portuguese police initially commenced a search for Madeleine's abductor, but as the case dragged on the waters became muddied and controversy dogged the investigation--British police were called in, suspects entered and departed the frame, sightings of Madeleine were reported from around the world, accusations about the thoroughness and competency of the Portuguese police were made, and the McCanns were scrutinized in the full glare of the media spotlight--with the Portuguese police even declaring Gerry and Kate suspects.
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The true crime genre of writing must, by its very nature, take as its research material the heartbreak and misery that always relates to a crime, whether the source is the unfortunate victim or the relatives of those who have been snatched from life. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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The true crime genre of writing must, by its very nature, take as its research material the heartbreak and misery that always relates to a crime, whether the source is the unfortunate victim or the relatives of those who have been snatched from life. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was an interesting but not very informative read. The chapter on the casa pio children was absolutely horrific and something I knew nothing about prior to reading this book. One thing I would like to ask Mr Collins is that if he is so certain that Madeleine wandered out of the apartment and was picked up by this man, who was seen by three people, why did the child appear to be asleep? Surely any child picked up by a stranger would be distressed or at least awake and looking bewildered unless she was drugged. If, as Mr Collins states, this was an opportunistic abduction and not at all premeditated it seems highly unlikely that the abductor would be carrying sedatives on the off chance that he might find a small child wandering alone at night?! Or am I missing something?
Anyway we can only hope and pray that this unfortunate and innocent child will be found soon and the investigative journalists can put their feet up and put their lap tops to rest.
Anyway we can only hope and pray that this unfortunate and innocent child will be found soon and the investigative journalists can put their feet up and put their lap tops to rest.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this book as a gift for my wife. There were two Madeline books to choose from and sadly I chose the cheaper option. The book is very poorly written which makes it very difficult to read. I would recommend you buy the other book. Thanks.
85 of 102 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was absolutely appalling and to say the author is an investigative journalist is pushing it. He clearly compiled the majority of this information after scanning the pages of the Daily Mail. So for anyone who wants to read a fresh take on the case, forget it. Many of the paragraphs repeat themselves and when he's not preaching about the McCann's fateful decision to leave Madeleine unattended, he's waffling about the history of Portugal. It took me a month to struggle through this book and quite frankly, I want those four weeks back! It was an absolute waste of time and a pile of guff.
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Rubbish difficult to read,This book contains nothing but conjecture, he has no evidence that the Mcanns are involved in their daughetrs disappearance or that they are not. Read more
Published 18 days ago by molly
nightmare
when this was in the news it was terrible, but when you read it from another authors point of view,
it changes your views , i am so sorry for this family they have to live... Read more
it changes your views , i am so sorry for this family they have to live... Read more
Published 8 months ago by nellie
Vanished.The truth about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann
I have not read this book yet.I bought it as I read about Madeleine disappearing from the beginning of her disappearance and I read the heartbreaking book her mother mother has... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Rs Ellen Deeney
Absolute Tosh
If Danny Collins is an investigative journalist then I am a teapot. A total waste of money and time reading it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Gillyspot
Rubbish
How can any book of this type, not include within it's pages:
1) A map of the complex, showing apartments / tapas bar / routes etc
2) A map of the surrounding... Read more
1) A map of the complex, showing apartments / tapas bar / routes etc
2) A map of the surrounding... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Writers Burk
DONT BUY! WASTE OF MONEY
Ask this journalist author who got the audacity to write about "The Truth About the Disappearance of Madeleine McCann " if he knows what happened to Madeleine, sure he won't have a... Read more
Published 12 months ago by money wise
Appaling
Complete waste of time and a book that should inspire greater muzzling of stupidity. Something of this nature simple impedes the abilty of the it McCanns to do the work they so... Read more
Published 12 months ago by JWQ
The Truth ?
Just the title of this book makes me angry ! If the truth was known by anyone in the media (or who wrights a book) then we would know the where aborts of this little girl ! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Warren M. Parkinson
appalling
the mcCann's are currently petitioning the UK government for an independant review of the portugeuse police 'investigation' in to this young innocent girls disappearence. Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Driffield
Repetitive to the point of distraction!
This was the most repetitive book I have ever read in my life. I read and reread the same information in almost every chapter and was driven to distraction by it. Read more
Published 13 months ago by C. Martin
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