The Sleep of Reason: The James Bulger Case
- ISBN-10
- 0571340563
- ISBN-13
- 9780571340569
- Series
- The Sleep of Reason
- Category
- Murder
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-01-02
- Author
- David James Smith
Description
Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill.
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