A murder without motive : the killing of Rebecca Ryle / Martin McKenzie-Murray.
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TextPublisher: Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 222 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781925321357 (paperback)Subject(s): Ryle, Rebecca | Duggan, James | Murder -- Western Australia -- Perth | Murder -- Investigation -- Western Australia -- Perth | Murderers -- Western Australia -- Perth | Murder victims -- Western Australia -- PerthDDC classification: 364.1523099411 Summary: In 2004, the body of a young Perth woman was found on the grounds of a primary school. Her name was Rebecca Ryle. The killing would mystify investigators, lawyers, and psychologists - and profoundly rearrange the life of the victim's family. It would also involve the author's family, because his brother knew the man charged with the murder. For years, the two had circled each other suspiciously, in a world of violence, drugs, and rotten aspirations. A Murder Without Motive is a police procedural, a meditation on suffering, and an exploration of how the different parts of the justice system make sense of the senseless. It is also a unique memoir: a mapping of the suburbs that the author grew up in, and a revelation of the dangerous underbelly of adolescent ennui.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | 364.152 MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 21/03/2023 | 31111064903501 |
Earlier versions of parts of this manuscript have appeared in various publications, including The Drum, Lifted Brow, King's Tribune, and The Saturday Paper.
In 2004, the body of a young Perth woman was found on the grounds of a primary school. Her name was Rebecca Ryle. The killing would mystify investigators, lawyers, and psychologists - and profoundly rearrange the life of the victim's family. It would also involve the author's family, because his brother knew the man charged with the murder. For years, the two had circled each other suspiciously, in a world of violence, drugs, and rotten aspirations. A Murder Without Motive is a police procedural, a meditation on suffering, and an exploration of how the different parts of the justice system make sense of the senseless. It is also a unique memoir: a mapping of the suburbs that the author grew up in, and a revelation of the dangerous underbelly of adolescent ennui.
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