Having watched all the episodes of The Long Shadow, I was left feeling incredibly angry at the sheer incompetence and lack of compassion of the police (not all of them, but the vast majority of them, particularly those in the upper echelons), and if it were not for the diligence and dedication of those few who really cared, I think that evil man, Peter Sutcliffe, would still be at large.
I felt so sad for the last victim’s family, in particular, although naturally my heart bled for all the victims and their families who have to live with the consequences every day of their lives, which must be horrendous, and if that arrogant man had listened to his team and not become fixated and side-tracked by the hoaxer, then lives could have been saved. I had no idea the police had been so incompetent.
I think the series was incredibly well done and, quite rightly, focused on the victims and portrayed the ineptitude of the police which rightly should have been highlighted.
I will check out your book, The Jigsaw Murders, which I am sure I will enjoy, although personally I prefer to write about fictional murders and my novel, The Mysterious Disappearance of Marsha Boden, is out in March.
Having watched all the episodes of The Long Shadow, I was left feeling incredibly angry at the sheer incompetence and lack of compassion of the police (not all of them, but the vast majority of them, particularly those in the upper echelons), and if it were not for the diligence and dedication of those few who really cared, I think that evil man, Peter Sutcliffe, would still be at large.
I felt so sad for the last victim’s family, in particular, although naturally my heart bled for all the victims and their families who have to live with the consequences every day of their lives, which must be horrendous, and if that arrogant man had listened to his team and not become fixated and side-tracked by the hoaxer, then lives could have been saved. I had no idea the police had been so incompetent.
I think the series was incredibly well done and, quite rightly, focused on the victims and portrayed the ineptitude of the police which rightly should have been highlighted.
I will check out your book, The Jigsaw Murders, which I am sure I will enjoy, although personally I prefer to write about fictional murders and my novel, The Mysterious Disappearance of Marsha Boden, is out in March.
Thank you for your thoughtful message.
I'm two episodes in and completely agree. I know the story well, so know what's coming.
It is heart-breaking to know that Sutcliffe was allowed to continue killing because of the blind arrogance of the police.
Will be interesting to see how the Savile drama is received.
Thank you for taking a look at my book, too!