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Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Greenlight
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'A nail-biting thriller that turns popular true-crime such as Serial and Making A Murderer on its head, Greenlight will shock with twists and turns you’ll never see coming.

'Four years ago, in the small town of Birravale, Eliza Daley was murdered. Within hours, her killer was caught. Wasn’t he?

'So reads the opening titles of Jack Quick’s new true-crime documentary. A skilled producer, Jack knows that the bigger the conspiracy, the higher the ratings - and he claims Curtis Wade was convicted on flimsy evidence and shoddy police work. Millions of viewers agree.

'Just before the final episode, Jack uncovers a minor detail that may prove Curtis guilty after all. Convinced it will ruin his show, Jack disposes of the evidence and delivers the finale unedited, leading to Curtis's eventual release.

'Then a new victim is found bearing horrifying similarities to the original murder. Has Jack just helped a killer walk free?

'Determined to set things right, Jack returns to Birravale looking for answers. But with his own secrets lurking just beneath the surface, Jack knows more than anyone what a fine line it is between fact and fiction. Between life and death.

'Now there's only one option left. The truth.'  (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Epigraph:

    Life and death: they are one, at core entwined. Who understands himself from his own strain presses himself into a drop of wine and throws himself into the purest flame. - Rainer Maria Rilke 


    The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. - Flannery O'Connor 


    Reasonable doubts are for innocent people. - Kenneth R. Kratz, Special Prosecutor State of Wisconsin v. Steven A. Avery 
     

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Michael Joseph , 2018 .
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      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 368p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 3rd September 2018

      ISBN: 9780143789871
    • Naperville, Illinois,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Sourcebooks ,
      2019 .
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      Alternative title: Trust Me When I Lie
      Extent: 352p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 13 August 2019.
      ISBN: 9781492691150 (trade pbk)

Other Formats

  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Large print.
  • Braille.
  • Sound recording.
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