They spent eleven hours together, drinking, driving, talking. The next time they met was in the High Court in Glasgow, where Manuel was accused of those murders and many others. Peter Manuel came forward and the two men met for a drink in Glasgow. Released, Watt decided to investigate the murders himself and put out the word that he would pay for information. William Watt was accused of the murders and sent to prison for three months. He established his alibi like a man trying to establish an alibi. He had taken the guard dog with him, which he never did. The father of the house, William Watt, was five hours drive away, on a fly fishing holiday but police still suspect him. On the 19th of September 1956 Peter Manuel broke into a suburban villa in Glasgow and shot three women in their beds. True crime stories always have two versions: the official verdict and the story people tell each other.
It is the story of Peter Manuel, a serial killer operating in the 1950s in Glasgow. The Long Drop is Denise Mina's first foray into true crime. Little does she know that her past and present lives are about to collide, and send everything she has worked so hard to achieve into freefall.Ĭonviction was a New York Times Bestseller, the Reese Witherspoon Book Club X Hello Sunshine pick for December 2019 and is currently in development for TV. This is a murder mystery that she can’t ignore.Īnna becomes a citizen detective, obsessively investigating the case. But she’s convinced she knows what happened.
Her past, so carefully hidden until now, will no longer stay silent. Then Anna realizes that she knew one of the victims a long time ago, in another life. There’s a sunken yacht in the Mediterranean, multiple murders and a hint of power and corruption. Her safe, predictable world is shattered and Anna does what she always does: distracts herself with a story. Left alone in the big dark house, she can’t deal, she can’t think, she can’t take it in. They’re leaving together and they’re taking Anna’s two daughters with them. Anna turns to see own her husband at the top of the stairs. Her best friend, Estelle, is standing on the front step wearing a new dress and holding a suitcase. It’s a normal week day morning for Anna McDonald, packing lunches, gym kits, getting everyone up and ready, until she opens the front door.
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