
Manhunt: Hunting Britain's Most Wanted Murderer
by Peter Bleksley
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Pub Date 3 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 10 Sep 2020
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Description
Armed only with a notepad, pen and mobile phone, author and former Scotland Yard detective and undercover cop, Peter Bleksley is on the hunt for Kevin Parle.
For more than fifteen years, the six-foot six-inch, broadly built, ginger-haired Parle has been wanted by the police for two murders. In the early hours of 19 June 2004, 16-year-old Liam Kelly was lured to a location in Liverpool and shot dead. The following year, another Liverpudlian, 22-year-old mother of three, Lucy Hargreaves, was shot dead in her own home. Her partner and their 2-year-old daughter escaped after the house was set alight by leaping from a first-floor bedroom window.
How could Parle have evaded national and international crime investigators for so long? Who is harbouring him? Bleksley is determined to find the answers. Immersing himself in the world of serious and organised crime, he has vowed not to rest until Parle is found.
Two murders, one fugitive and a hunter tracking down the target. This is the gripping true story of hunting Britain’s most wanted murderer, going behind the scenes of the hit BBC Sounds podcast, Manhunt: Finding Kevin Parle.
Author, investigator, broadcaster and the former Chief on Channel 4’s hit shows Hunted and Celebrity Hunted, Peter Bleksley has lived an astonishing life since retiring as a Scotland Yard Detective, where he earned a glittering reputation as a fearless undercover cop.
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BROADCAST
Channel 5 – Jeremy Vine Interview, 3rd September
BBC Radio 5 Live Colin Murray Interview, 8th September
JaackMaate’s Happy Hour Podcast Broadcast early September
talkRADIO Interview, 28th August
BBC Radio Scotland Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Wales Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Humberside Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Derby Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Oxford Interview, 7th September
BBC Radio Newcastle Interview, 7th September
RTE 1 – The Ryan Tubridy Show Interview, 10th September
Talk Radio Europe Interview, 2nd September
Lifestyle (Liverpool magazine) Confirmed mention, September issue
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781913543983 |
PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
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Featured Reviews

A super intense looking finding one of Britain's most wanted killer. It is so interesting to see crime investigations in the UK vs USA. I really enjoyed the perspective and how interesting it was.

You can tell the author has lived experience - he goes about his search with an almost clinical focus. I had not actually heard of the TV show with which he was involved but, on looking into his background after reading this book, I was not surprised he had managed to win. It would be interesting to know more about what drives the author to do what he does because he seems very sincere and almost takes the cases personally. I thought it was well written and showed inside knowledge of the police system. These are crimes about which many people will never have heard. This book brings them to the fore.

I found this to be a good true crime book and I was just in the mood for one. It would normally have been a quick read for me, but I’ve not been getting much sleep at all, and found myself reading parts over a lot. The puppy’s barking doesn’t help much either at times, as he's looking out the window. But it’s a good story, following the based in Britain author as he hunts around the world for a double murderer. No longer as a cop but as a journalist, he’s squeezing his sources to try and get any line on this long-running fugitive/ killer. For true crime fans who enjoy British fugitive stories. Advance electronic review copy was provided by NetGalley, author Peter Bleksley, and publisher Ad Lib.