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Winner of BEST NEW AUTHOR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Highly commended for BOOK OF THE YEAR at THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2025Shortlisted for THE ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION at the 2025 CWA DAGGERS'Diligent and absorbing' Gaby Hinsliff, Guardian'Meticulous and unexpectedly gripping' Janice Turner, The Times'An excellent and open-minded study of the case' Peter Hitchens*AS SEEN ON BBC'S PANORAMA*In June 2015 babies started dying unexpectedly on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. As medics searched desperately for answers, lead consultant Dr Steve Brearey emailed the ward manager to say, 'We still need to talk about Lucy.'Several years have passed since then and Letby is now in jail. And yet the doctor's words continue to hold true. Despite her convictions and an extensive public inquiry, there are more questions now about Letby than ever - and they aren't going away. So who is the real Lucy Letby? What convinced senior medics and the police that she was killing babies? And were they right - or could her convictions be a miscarriage of justice, as some now believe?Drawing on extensive interviews with people who knew and worked with her, as well as unrivalled access to documents and key players in her case, this book traces the story of Letby from primary school to prison, and grapples with the truth about one of the most high-profile murder cases in living memory.
Jonathan Coffey is one of BBC Panorama's most experienced seniorjournalists. He has produced and directed more than twenty-fivedocumentaries on some of the toughest stories and subjects, includingPutin's secret wealth, Trump's sex scandals, and organised crime.In 2016, he was one of the winners of the Investigation of the Yearcategory at the British Journalism Awards for his work on the seriesof revelations known as the Panama Papers. He has written for theSpectator, Standpoint, and the Wagner Journal. He has also presentedseveral documentaries for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4.Jonathan led the BBC's investigative effort on the Letby casefor Panorama, and produced and directed the documentaries LucyLetby: The Nurse Who Killed and Lucy Letby: Unanswered Questions.Judith Moritz is a special correspondent for BBC News. She wasone of the only reporters to be given access to the courtroom forthe duration of Lucy Letby's trials and spent nearly a year observingher closely. She led all the BBC's national and international coverageof the case and presented the Panorama documentaries LucyLetby: The Nurse Who Killed and Lucy Letby: Unanswered Questions.Judith comes to the story with many years' experience of reportingcomplex court cases including proceedings relating to HaroldShipman, Ian Brady, the Morecambe Bay disaster and the Rochdalegrooming scandal. She has specialised in the legal aftermath ofHillsborough and led the BBC's coverage of the Manchester ArenaInquiry.
