Friday, 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, The Sleep of Reason 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.
| ISBN: | 9780571340569 |
| Publication date: | 2nd November 2017 |
| Author: | David James Smith |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 336 pages |
| Genres: |
Biography: general True crime |