Murderer No More: Andrew Mallard and the epic fight that proved his innocence
By (Author) Colleen Egan
Allen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin
1st June 2010
Australia
General
Non Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
364.00
Long-listed for Walkley Awards 2010 (Australia)
Paperback
304
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
486g
In 1994 Pamela Lawrence was brutally bashed to death in her jewellery shop in Perth. Police suspicion fell on a young drifter named Andrew Mallard. Although innocent, he was charged and convicted of this murder. It took 12 years and an epic struggle by Andrew's mother and sister, a team of lawyers and West Australian journalist Colleen Egan to right this wrong. Not only did their unrelenting battle for justice end in the High Court of Australia making a devastating judgment against the West Australian courts, but it also led to cold-case investigators identifying the real murderer. This is an emotional roller-coaster of a book, brilliantly and compellingly written. It is about justice, survival and what can happen when good people take on the system.
Colleen Egan is a Walkley Award-winning Perth journalist, who has worked over the years for The West Australian, The Sunday Times and The Australian. She is currently an assistant editor of The West Australian.