The Pembrokeshire Murders

The dramatic true story of a 20-year hunt for a serial killer and the detectives who brought him to justice

By: Steve Wilkins, Jonathan Hill

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

The dramatic, compelling bestselling true story of how a serial killer was finally unmasked after evading justice for more than twenty years

Now a major TV series starring Luke Evans

1980s. In the beautiful, unspoiled landscape of Pembrokeshire, a serial killer is at large: two double murders; an assault; the rape and assault of two teenagers - all potentially the work of one man.

This is the fascinating true story of a brutal murderer and the detectives who worked the cold case for six years in order to bring him to justice. Combining cutting edge forensic techniques with old fashioned detective work, a team of detectives worked to build a case against their prime suspect. But it was a race against time: would he strike again?

No one could predict that the killer's appearance on a gameshow would provide bizarre but crucial evidence.

The operation is now recognised as one of the greatest cold case reviews ever undertaken in the UK.

The killer is now serving a "life means life" sentence.

Perfect for fans of The Serpent

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 Steve Wilkins, Jonathan Hill (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group

Shocking True Crime Written By Lead Detective

This little known crime spree in Wales is told by the lead detective. Very detailed account on how they caught the serial killer/thief who happened to be in prison on other charges. Very well told account.

A good editor would have helped a lot.

This is a very interesting and complex case involving a great deal of information collated over a number of years, so it’s unsurprising that it took a bit of explaining. That said I felt that the author added a lot of detail such as lists of items entered for evidence, including their index numbers, plus rather useless information about the location of their incident rooms over the years. Meanwhile there was very little said about the perpetrator himself, his character generally or his history. There was also a considerable amount of repetition throughout the text.

The whole book felt like a good edit would have lifted it from the weeds a bit and stopped it feeling so turgid.

The narrator was pretty good, but for once I had to slow it down!

Narration is awful

I couldn't finish the book because I couldn't stand the narration. Most times I will put up with bad narration for sake of the story, but not this one.