{"product_id":"the-sleep-of-reason-the-james-bulger-case-9780571340569","title":"The Sleep of Reason: The James Bulger Case","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003ci\u003eSerial, Making a Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Keepers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dramatic and disturbing . . . his evidence, used judiciously and presented without comment but with an undertone of urgency, is a damning indictment.\" - Anita Brookner, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFriday, 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleep of Reason\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally published in 1994, this new edition features a new preface which considers the release and rearrest of one of the convicted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, David James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003eDavid James Smith\u003c\/b\u003e was born in south London and wrote for \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e before joining the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, for whom he traveled around the world writing cover stories, investigative articles, reportage and profiles, winning several awards for his feature writing. An article for the Magazine led to his second book, \u003ci\u003eAll About Jill: The Life and Death of Jill Dando\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). The acclaimed \u003ci\u003eSupper with the Crippens\u003c\/i\u003e followed in 2005, then came\u003ci\u003e One Morning in Sarajevo - 28 June 1914\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), a reconstruction of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. \u003ci\u003eYoung Mandela\u003c\/i\u003e, his influential biography of the early life of Nelson Mandela was published in 2010. More recently, David has served as a Commissioner at the Criminal Cases Review Commission investigating miscarriages of justice.\"","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50325449703698,"sku":"9780571340569","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f66529f7-281c-4f19-a37a-3e302ba1f98a.jpg?v=1727684669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-sleep-of-reason-the-james-bulger-case-9780571340569","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}