THE LOST BOY

The series of child murders that took place in and around Manchester inthe 1960s shocked and scandalised the country. In a sensational case MyraHindley and Ian Brady were tried and sentenced to life in prison. Thehorrific nature of their crimes made them two of the most reviledcharacters in Britain. Four children were murdered by Hindley and Bradyand buried on Saddleworth Moor; the body of one of their victims, KeithBennett, is yet to be found. With unprecedented access to Myra Hindley's papers combined with thecooperation of the families of the victims, the police and expertwitnesses, Duncan Staff has written a definitive account of these terribleevents. He casts new light on the motivation for the murders, the nature ofHindley's relationship with Brady and her life in prison. In bringingtogether this evidence, Staff calls for a renewed effort to find the bodyof Keith Bennett. The Lost Boy is a classic work of investigative journalism and thegripping story of the most notorious crimes in Britain of the last onehundred years.