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The Last Stone
- A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
The true story of a cold case, a compulsive liar, and five determined detectives, from the number-one New York Times best-selling author and “master journalist” (The Wall Street Journal).
On March 29, 1975, sisters Katherine and Sheila Lyons, ages 10 and 12, vanished from a shopping mall in suburban Washington, DC. As shock spread, then grief, a massive police effort found nothing. The investigation was shelved, and the mystery endured.
Then, in 2013, a cold case squad detective found something he and a generation of detectives had missed. It pointed them toward a man named Lloyd Welch, then serving time for child molestation in Delaware.
The acclaimed author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968 had been a cub reporter for a Baltimore newspaper at the time of the original disappearance, and covered the frantic first weeks of the story. In The Last Stone, he returns to write its ending. Over months of intense questioning and extensive investigation of Welch’s sprawling, sinister Appalachian clan, five skilled detectives learned to sift truth from determined lies. How do you get a compulsive liar with every reason in the world to lie to tell the truth? The Last Stone recounts a masterpiece of criminal interrogation, and delivers a chilling and unprecedented look inside a disturbing criminal mind.
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- Annette
- 22-08-19
Great book, recommended
I loved this book, basically binge listened to it. It's fascinating how other people live and the life of Lloyd and his compulsive lying! The narrator was really good and brought life to the book with his different voices. I only usually listen to Kevin pierce as a narrator but I'm glad I gave this a chance. I would listen to it again as their lives are so intertwined you would pick up things you might have missed first time round.
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- Scott Ansell
- 12-08-19
Interesting, if a grim subject
I don't read a lot of true crime because I don't enjoy the amateur speculations if an author, but this is mostly transcripts by a team of detectives. it's truer than most true crime as a result. The subject matter is grim, so one needs to be willing to expose oneself to the details that come with it. The narration is clear, even if Lloyd sounds a bit like Dale Gribble.
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- Lorraine Devlin
- 05-03-24
Repetitive
A grind from the outset and the accents of the narrator emphasised it for me. I got about half of way, as far as I could stand it. I googled the story after and regret not jumping ship before! I wish the families got justice sooner and that it wad more reliable that the story recounts and the individuals involved!
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