Fascinating read. It was well written and kept me reading all night. Thanks to publisher and NetGalley for chance to read.

I have always been fascinated by this couple I think more because I just would love to understand how people like this exist in our society. I have seen multiple tv specials and read a few other books on them as well. Having said that this particular book was extremely well researched and the writing was very well done. I enjoyed this true crime novel and am happy to have read it. Not sure I will be getting that creepy feeling out of my system for a bit tho. This couple was evil in so many ways but this book was great.

Thank you Net Galley for a digital copy of this book and a chance to read it early. All opinions are my own.

This book is well written and meticulously researched. It takes the reader through Brady and Hindley's life, how they met, and details the crimes. It is horrific and honestly hard to get through. That said, if you are a true crime reader, this book is a very detailed account of these cases and probably the most thorough that I have seen. Brady and Hindley both were absolute monsters and this book does not sensationalize them.

This book was fascinating, if a little uncomfortable to read in places. The crimes of Brady and Hindley will live on with the lives ones of their young innocent victims.

Such cruelty and brutality must not be allowed to prevail. This moving book will stay with me for a long time. I gave The Moors Murderers, by Chris Cook, four stars.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Moors Murderers is one of those books where it's hard to determine a rating. Not because the book wasn't well-researched and written well, but because of the harrowing crimes that lie within its pages.

I have read many books about the crimes of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, and I feel that this book is one of the most in-depth I have read. The images inside, although at times hard to look at, really helped to create an overall picture of the life of these two evil humans, and their crimes.

For anybody interested in true crime, or the case of the Moors Murders, this book is a must read. It gives information and descriptions that never felt biased, and I appreciate that when reading non-fiction books about true crime.

Thank you to the publisher, and to NetGalley, for my copy of this title. All opinions are my own.

As much as I enjoyed this one, I find it hard to rate it 5 stars. Which is what I’m going to do. It’s not that I liked the story because it’s god awful and evil.
The book itself however is written and gripped me, I feel the author paid respects to all victims and the families in the best way.
The not seen before very rare photographs are a good feature however, again, it’s not something I enjoyed as these people are pure evil.
I love reading these sorts of stories but unfortunately this is a non fiction one and like I said I feel uneasy rating it 5 stars, but I did enjoy reading this and found it hard to put down as well as utterly heartbreaking and sickening at the same time.
The author done well with this one and it is something I will recommend to anyone who would enjoy reading about this case

A chillingly detailed account into one of the most infamous serial killer couples the world has seen. I consider myself a true crime junkie and this book went above and beyond a glazed over account of the murders committed by Ian and Myra. Some parts were difficult to read/see (many pictures were included) given the nature of the crimes.

A well written and well researched true crime that made me learn more about these two serial killers.
It's details, gripping, and some parts are not for the faint of heart
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The Moors Murderers is an extremely well researched and well written book.

However, it was so harrowing in parts, that I found myself having to take breaks from it, as I was totally at odds with what I was reading.
Providing the reader with possible 'new' insights into the depravity of Hindley and Brady, the deplorable calculated plots and the intricate lengths they went to - to cover their tracks.

An excellent book.

Despite not being in the generation that endured the appalling crimes of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, their names and their crimes are still known to me. It is with sadness and disbelief that they were able to commit the crimes that they were convicted for and if we are truly honest who knows how many we do not know about.

This book introduces the Moors Murderers from where they were born, their families and their upbringings. This leads to a section on how they met and subsequently fell in love. Moving on to the vicious and heinous crimes they committed and attempt to conceal on the Moors.

Highlighting missed opportunities and their arrest. The evidence stacking up against the pair, including photos, statements, interviews and timings. All leading up to their commital. The next book documents their conviction.

Thank you to Netgalley and Pen&Sword/Pen&Sword True crime for the arc of this book.

5 star- this follows the full story of the horrendous moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley and goes through detailed account of their story and the crimes in which they commited against those poor young victims..

Such a informative interesting read recommend if you love true crime

I found this book really interesting and I was gripped from start to finish. Learnt quite a lot of facts I didn’t realise before and would definitely recommend this book to a friend

I have read numerous books on the Moors Murders and this by far is the best. Unseen pictures , in depth accounts and and harrowing detail I have not read before. Shocking read

There have been lots of books about the Moors Murderers, and this one covers the subject very well with plenty of photographs, some allegedly previously unseen. Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are perhaps the most villified and hated of all serial killers, as without any remorse they kidnapped, raped, tortured and killed children and young adults, and even when caught refused to tell the distraught parents where their little ones were buried on the moors. They showed no shame, no regret, no remorse.

The book takes us through their lives, relying on testimony from people who knew them and from documentation. It covers the awful crimes, but does not sensationalise or dramatise the horror. It does not need to - the bare facts that they abducted these children, took them away, in some cases photographed and recorded them, and then killed and buried them are quite horrifying enough. I remember my own parents (having children around the same ages as the victims) being horrified that people could do this, and particularly that a woman could act in such a way.

The book is a difficult read, graphic in content and incredibly sad. We will probably never know the final resting place of Keith Bennett, and one is left wondering how many more children/adults they killed and disposed of.

An excellent, factual, non-sensationalist read. Thank you to NetGalley and Pen and Sword for allowing me access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I feel a little strange saying I really enjoyed this book due to the topic and 2 of the worst killers in the UK.

It was well written, sympathetic and did not make light of what had happened.

I found it fascinating.

The Moors Murders is another fresh look into the crimes of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, which is a case I studied in Psychology years ago and found fascinating and eerie.
Many Thanks to NetGalley and Pen And Sword for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Overview:
Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are notorious in the UK for their crimes- this book gives a rare and fascinating look into the couple and some aspects of their lives and evidence that has not been previously made public.

Review:
The writing style was extremely factual and the writer definitely kept it emotionless and as close to a factual paper style writing as this is quite a divisive and upsetting case. Some of the evidence was genuinely uncomfortable to see in pictures so please be careful regarding potential content warnings and do your research if you’re thinking of reading this.

It’s not an easy read in any way shape or form- in fact it’s quite gruesome at parts, as the crimes where exactly that, and I definitely feel I have come away learning more about them as a couple and their crimes. I personally loved that not all of it was about the crimes though- there is insight into the Hindley and Brady as people and their relationship.

I enjoyed reading more into the case, into the lives of Brady and Hindley- genuinely as a true crime fan I found this intriguing, well researched and overall a good read. There are so many books about this pair- but this one seems to stand out a bit more to me after reading it due to the mass of research that has obviously been completed and the temptation of never before seen evidence.

Final Thoughts,
A well written and researched profile of one of Hindley and Brady, and the crimes that definitely shook the UK and remain infamous to this day.

Firstly I thought this was above all a very respectful and thoughtful telling of the worst kind of crime imaginable, any crime against children by adults is unforgivable and should be met with the harshest rulings available but in my opinion I also think those punishments should fit the crime. I thought this had a unique approach when in fact the author took upon years more research to start the book with the birth of each main character/monster and not just talking about the crimes committed by them. It did seem that Brady was off the mark from a young age on his own but that, his partner in crime and I do mean partner seemed fairly normal until she left what seemed a perfectly normal relationship with a normal man who did not like to rape & murder children & did not think Hitler was the cats meow for a very unhealthy I love him, I hate him, I love him again obsession of Brady that then turned into an indoctrination of his coo coo Hitler beliefs & way of life. But I don't know if I believe it didn't take much to get her to the dark side? Or if Brady truly did indoctrinate her? People talked about how great she was with kids, how much kids loved her, parents loved her, she babysat for free! These don't seem like psychopathic tendencies but how could someone who did love kids have even have stood by while they knew a child was being killed or abused? Even at the expense of there own safety, knowing they were only safe because they were complicit in the horrendous crimes? So many questions. I however do not believe that Brady committed these crimes alone, I think she help from step one to step end and every step in between. There is recorded voice proof of this! I think she was someone who got off on the power of it, and enjoyed the dirty work of it! She literally showed more worry for her dead dog then she did over dead children! Bottom line this is an extraordinary read even though hard material to process due to its nature of unthinkable crimes against sweet innocent children. I would definitely give this a 5/5 star rating. In my opinion I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys true crime, especially a historical view of true crime or anyone who just wants to crawl inside the head of a couple of psychopathic serial killers from an early age till the day they were caught. I would like to sincerely thank NetGalley the publisher Pen & Sword as well as the author Chris Cook for the ARC of this novel that I so thoroughly enjoyed.

This book is a bone-chilling look into the lives of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. The couple met through work and embarked on a relationship that revolved around their sadistic tendencies, drinking, and indulging in deviant sexual acts with one another that would evolve into them murdering others. They planned out everything in meticulous detail and would oftentimes return to the Moors where they buried the bodies in order to try to relive the killings that they had enacted. Chris Cook did a spectacular job researching and writing this book that details the crimes of these two vile humans that showed a distinct lack of human emotion.

I want to start off by saying that I am a huge true crime fan and really enjoy learning about the history and background of victims and those who commit crimes. I have watched many documentaries, listened to podcasts/audiobooks, and have read many true crime books. Unfortunately, The Moors Murders was not a true crime book that was able to hold my interest. The book itself was very bland. There were lots of plain facts which, I know, is what true crime is, but typically authors are able to at least make the text interesting. I often found my mind wandering while reading and having to read the same passage multiple times to let everything truly sink in.

Furthermore, the text often jumped around during a story/timeline making the order of events incredibly hard to follow. I would think the author was talking about a person's life during high school and suddenly find they were reminiscing on events that had happened while that person was in elementary school. The organization of the story was incredibly lacking.

I will say that I am familiar with the background of Hindley and Brady because of the Podcast "Casefile" so I'm not sure if this had some effect on how I interpreted the book, but overall I found the podcast much more engaging than the book.

I've listened to a few podcasts about this. I loved reading the book and learning more details! It's absolutely fascinating and sickening what they did.