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The Sting

The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer

Author: Kate Kyriacou  

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Summary

Now the inspiration behind the upcoming feature film The Stranger, directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, and Steve Mouzakis.

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Description

The Sting takes you on a journey behind Australia's most sensational undercover bust, revealing extraordinary new details.The disappearance of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe was one of the most heartbreaking and confounding child abduction and murder cases of the century, spanning almost a decade prior to the eventual arrest of known pedophile Brett Peter Cowan, one of the original persons of interest.The story of the police sting that resulted in his confession reads like crime fiction, featuring an elaborately staged fake crime gang run by a 'Mr Big' that lured Cowan in with the promise of a hefty payout.The Sting takes you on a journey behind Australia's most sensational undercover bust, revealing extraordinary new details. It is a shocking insight into one of the country's most evil killers, and the operation that brought him down.

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About the Author

Kate Kyriacou is the Brisbane Courier-Mail's chief crime reporter. She has won awards, both at a state and national level, for her work as a crime writer.

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Now the inspiration behind the upcoming feature film The Stranger , directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, and Steve Mouzakis. The Sting takes you on a journey behind Australia's most sensational undercover bust, revealing extraordinary new details. The disappearance of Queensland schoolboy Daniel Morcombe was one of the most heartbreaking and confounding child abduction and murder cases of the century, spanning almost a decade prior to the eventual arrest of known pedophile Brett Peter Cowan, one of the original persons of interest. The story of the police sting that resulted in his confession reads like crime fiction, featuring an elaborately staged fake crime gang run by a 'Mr Big' that lured Cowan in with the promise of a hefty payout. The Sting takes you on a journey behind Australia's most sensational undercover bust, revealing extraordinary new details. It is a shocking insight into one of the country's most evil killers, and the operation that brought him down.

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Product Details

Publisher
Allen & Unwin | Echo Publishing
Published
1st March 2018
Format
Paperback
Pages
360
ISBN
9781760681036

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