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Black Hands

Inside the Bain Family Murders

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Black Hands

By: Martin van Beynen
Narrated by: Toby Webster
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It's a story that began in a rickety old home on a cold June morning in 1994, where five members of a seemingly ordinary New Zealand family were gunned down.

There were two suspects. One lay dead from a single bullet to the head. The other was the only survivor: David Bain. Since then, the country has asked: who killed the Bain family? David, or his father Robin? And why?

Award-winning journalist Martin van Beynen has covered the Bain story closely for decades. Now, his book brings the story completely up to date: exploring the case from start to finish, picking through evidence old and new, plumbing the mysteries and motives, interviewing never-before-spoken-to witnesses, and guiding listeners through the complex police investigation and court cases, seeking to finally answer the question: who was the killer?

©2020 Martin van Beynen (P)2021 Isis Publishing Ltd Murder True Crime Crime
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Absolutely incredible book and fantastic Narrator. I haven't been this invested in a book for a long time.

I was hooked from start to finish

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Author does a great job presenting all the evidence and give a great comprehensive background on the family and family members. However the second part of the book was dry and repetitive, but still worth listening to.

Very good

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