Overview
SHORTLISTED FOR THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR & LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION 'Diligent and absorbing' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian 'Meticulous and unexpectedly gripping' Janice Turner, The Times 'An excellent and open-minded study of the case' Peter Hitchens In June 2015 babies started dying unexpectedly on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. As medics searched desperately for answers, lead consultant Dr Steve Brearey emailed the ward manager to say, 'We still need to talk about Lucy.' Several years have passed since then and Letby is now in jail. And yet the doctor's words continue to hold true. Despite her convictions and an extensive public inquiry, there are more questions now about Letby than ever - and they aren't going away. So who is the real Lucy Letby? What convinced senior medics and the police that she was killing babies? And were they right - or could her convictions be a miscarriage of justice, as some now believe? Drawing on extensive interviews with people who knew and worked with her, as well as unrivalled access to documents and key players in her case, this book traces the story of Letby from primary school to prison, and grapples with the truth about one of the most high-profile murder cases in living memory.
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Author: Jonathan Coffey & Judith Moritz ,
Judith Moritz
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Imprint: Seven Dials
ISBN: 9781399625180
ISBN 10: 1399625187
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 14 August 2025
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Author Information
Jonathan Coffey is one of BBC Panorama's most experienced senior journalists. He has produced and directed more than twenty-five Panoramas on some of the toughest stories and subjects, including Putin's secret wealth, Russia's police state, Trump's sex scandals, Russian oligarchs, and organised crime. Jonathan led the BBC's investigative effort on the Letby case for Panorama, and produced and directed the documentary Lucy Letby: The Nurse Who Killed. Judith Moritz is the BBC's North of England Correspondent. She was one of the only reporters to be given access to the courtroom for the duration of Lucy Letby's trial and spent nearly a year observing her closely. She led all of the BBC's national and international coverage of the case. Judith comes to the story with many years of experience of reporting complex court cases in the North of England including proceedings relating to Harold Shipman, Ian Brady, the Morecambe Bay disaster, and the Rochdale and Rotherham grooming cases.
