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Life Means Life

Jailed Forever

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Life Means Life

By: Nick Appleyard
Narrated by: Esther Wane
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This book tells the stories of Britain’s most depraved killers – monsters whose crimes outraged society and demanded the harshest penalty available to a British court. In a UK prison population of close to 100,000, fewer than 40 men and women have been told they will end their days in a prison cell.

A graphic and harrowing listen, this book is the first to bring together the case histories of every full-term lifer in Britain’s jails, as police, lawyers and the relatives of both victims and killers describe how the truth was pieced together – and how these awful crimes have affected their lives. Offering never-before-published information about these extraordinary offenders, Life Means Life uncovers the shocking true stories of the 36 who have forfeited their right to live among us – forever.

©2009 Nick Appleyard (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Murder True Crime Exciting

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This was an excellent insight into the minds of murderers, rapist and serial killers. Some of these I had heard of, but others were a complete mystery. Although people like these are in the minority, it is quite scary to think that monsters like these exist and live in society among us mainly undetected. Great book. It won't be for everyone though.

Excellent book

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I got all of 2 mins 39 seconds into this when the narrator began to put on an accent while recounting a victims account. Completely jarring at best and tone deaf at worst. I’m just going to read the actual book.

I’m just going to buy the book...

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This is a good book but with one big annoyance for me. The narrators constant impersonations of the characters involved, I found them completely unnecessary and an irritating distraction. It’s quite clear without adapting an imitating voice when you’re reading the quotes of someone else. This aside a good listen, most of the cases I’d heard of but still learnt new details of the cases involved.

Good book

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seems like a lot of newspaper articles together. Narrator tried to place accents and speech fairly well.

Interesting but not amazingly insightful

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Ok, so this is easy reading of a genre beloved of the British public, written in a jolly Sun journalist sensationalist style, and as such is fine; pre bedtime easy reading. To be fair I don’t think it pretends to be anything else. However, the narration of this fine work is an utter joke. I’m not sure if the comedy accents were done for a dare, or as retribution for some perceived wrong, but they are cringeworthy in the extreme. From the stern ‘you’ve been a naughty man’ judge, slipping up and down an octave, to the squeaky falsetto and baby voice of any female under 18, to the ‘Ivor the engine’ Welshman, it was universally appalling and unnecessary. It certainly seemed a strange work to choose to demonstrate comedic talent, and I’ll be avoiding any more audiobooks narrated by this individual in the future!

Comical!

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The author has made an effort to give a brief overview of many cases, which is excellent for the casual listener of true crime in my opinion. However, the narrator cannot do accents! Everytime the author quotes the narrator puts on the accent and it took me out of the narrative completely, like an annoying coworker who doesn't take anything seriously and puts on stupid voices in an effort to be funny!

A good book with a but

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It's terrifying to think that the evil people covered in this book once walked our streets.
Each chapter tells the story of a different lifer and the shocking crimes they committed.
It is well researched, well told and full of shocking details.
All in all a good, if disturbing, book.

Disturbing stuff

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The content of the book is great but the narrators attempt at accents were terrible!

👍

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Well written and well narrated. Would recommend it. I have to write fifteen words for God's sake

Good narration

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I like true crime but found this just too much. It's just one story after another after another of depressing stories of murder & rape, not always sympathetically told. So glad when I finished it (don't like to give up on a book). Only for the hardcore.

Relentless & Depressing

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