The Long Silence, Gerard ODonovan
The Long Silence, Gerard ODonovan
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The Long Silence

Author: Gerard O'Donovan

Narrator: Gerry O'Brien

Unabridged: 9 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2018

Synopsis

February 1922. Hollywood is young but already mired in scandal. When a leading movie director is murdered, Irish-American investigator Tom Collins is called in by studio boss Mack Sennett, whose troubled star, Mabel Normand, is rumoured to be involved. But Normand has gone missing. And, as Collins discovers, there's a growing list of suspects. His quest leads him through the brutal heart of Prohibition-era Los Angeles, from speakeasies and dope dens to the studios and salons of Hollywood's fabulously wealthy movie elite, and to a secret so explosive it must be kept silent at any cost …

About Gerard O'Donovan

Gerard O'Donovan is an Irish journalist and crime writer. Born in Cork and brought up in Dublin, after a brief career in the Irish civil service he traveled widely, working as a barman, bookseller, and English teacher before settling down to make a living as a journalist and critic for, among others, The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph. In 2007 he was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's prestigious Debut Dagger competition.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on January 19, 2022

This book was so insightful and respectfully non-sensational. I live about 10mins from where Hanratty committed the murder, attempted murder and rape, but am not old enough to know much about it. Of course, I’ve heard about it and the fact that he was one of the last men to be hanged. What drew me t......more

Goodreads review by Jack on January 22, 2023

The incredibly moving story of the woman who survived the A6 murder (her lover was killed). Hanratty was hanged for the murder in 1962, and many of those who believed that Hanratty was wrongly hanged seemed to blame Valerie over the years that followed for what had happened (having an affair with a......more

Goodreads review by Alex on December 04, 2023

I remember hearing about Hanratty when I was in University, as we were looking at capital punishment. Fast Forward a couple of years later, and I saw Paul Stickler giving a talk on it. This book is insightful and tells the tale of what victims go through, especially when they are blamed for the arre......more

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