Blood Stain

Author: Peter Lalor

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  • : 24.95 AUD
  • : 9781865088785
  • : Allen & Unwin
  • : Allen & Unwin
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  • : 0.322051
  • : November 2002
  • : 195mm X 132mm X 25mm
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  • : 24.99
  • : January 2013
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  • : A\Sue Hines Book Ser.
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  • : 20 illustrations, (some colour )
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Barcode 9781865088785
9781865088785

Description

This horrific true crime work tells the story of Katherine Knight, a grandmother and slaughter house worker who became Australia's most notorious female murderer. Author Peter Lalor covered the case for a top daily newspaper in Australia and interviewed Knight's ex-lovers, family, friends, and a former cop who worked on the investigation to present this chilling true story.

Awards

Winner of Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing: Best True Crime Category 2003.

Author description

Peter Lalor has been with the Daily Telegraph since 1994 where he is a senior feature writer and sports columnist, as well as producing a regular beer column. He has covered numerous major stories for the paper, including the Sydney Olympics, and did a stint on Christmas Island during the Tampa crisis. Born and raised in Bendigo, he has worked for the Sunday Observer, the Sunday Age and the Sun News Pictorial and did a stint in radio as a writer-producer.