Will Gonçalo Amaral's next book be more revealing?

[Eleanor]

This isn't the right thread to discuss this.

This is true.

Back On Topic, s'il vous plait.

[sadie]

I do post with facts when known.


However, in this case, they are very few.


So you can keenly wait for the Supreme Court decision.

Are you saying that it is already decided

.... and that you (and John ?) have wind of it?

[John]

Are you saying that it is already decided

.... and that you (and John ?) have wind of it?

Pardon?  I certainly haven't heard any whispers.  That said though, I find it difficult to see how the Appeal Court's very detailed judgement could be overturned on a point of law?

[John]

Really?  Such as....

We will just have to wait and see but there is a story waiting to be told about events which happened in this case after the disappearance.  I'm sure it would be a best seller in both countries and based on fact this time.

[sadie]

I do not think Goncalo Amaral's previous literary efforts took cognisance of the fact that it is possible Madeleine may still be alive or that they were written to help resolve her case?
Do you think ... should he care to write another book featuring her ... he will attempt to redress that balance?

It would be the decent thing if he did, but somehow I doubt he will.

I think Amaral is more interested in Goncalo than he is interested in Madeleine. 

I hope that I am wrong and that Amaral makes some effort to acknowledge that Madeleine may well still be alive.   

Now that the dogs alerts have proven, it seems, to be without merit ... nothing shows or indicates that Madeleine is not still alive somewhere. 

If Goncalo now understands this, it is his duty IMO to put matters right and to encourage further searching for Madeleine.

[slartibartfast]

It would be the decent thing if he did, but somehow I doubt he will.

I think Amaral is more interested in Goncalo than he is interested in Madeleine. 

I hope that I am wrong and that Amaral makes some effort to acknowledge that Madeleine may well still be alive.   

Now that the dogs alerts have proven, it seems, to be without merit ... nothing shows or indicates that Madeleine is not still alive somewhere. 

If Goncalo now understands this, it is his duty IMO to put matters right and to encourage further searching for Madeleine.

The dog alerts have merit.

[John]

As predicted, former Portuguese police coordinator Gonçalo Amaral is about to launch yet another book on the subject of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. This will be his second book published in English.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1909497/ex-cop-who-accused-mccanns-of-faking-maddies-abduction-plans-second-book-slamming-brit-cops/



Published 4 October 2016

A FORMER cop who previously accused Maddie McCann’s parents of faking her abduction is set to release a second controversial book targeting the involvement of British police.

Goncalo Amaral has almost finished his second book, but although it is expected to centre around the 2008 disappearance of Maddie in Algarave, Portugal, it is unclear what details the author will release.

The 56-year-old author previously wrote The Truth Of The Lie in 2008, which accused her parents Kate and Gerry McCann of faking Maddie’s abduction.

But the couple have previously been left reeling after having their £395,000 libel victory revoked by Lisbon appeal judges who overturned a ban on his book in April.

To add insult to injury, Amaral also is planning to sue the couple for compensation after winning his appeal.

Amaral is understood to have earned £316,000 from his book before it was banned.

In the book, Amaral claimed that Madeleine, who was three when she disappeared from the family’s Algarve holiday apartment, had died in the flat and they had faked her abduction to cover up the tragedy.

The book was released just three days after Gerry, 48, and Kate, from Leicester, were told their status as arguidos or formal suspects had been lifted on July 21, 2008.

During court proceedings, Kate McCann, 48, described Amaral’s first book as “devastating and distressing”

According to a source, the ex-police chief has been getting help from friends and well-wishers to survive as all of his property is “tied up” legally during the civil action with the McCanns.

Now the author’s second book is almost finished will focus on the Metropolitan Police’s investigation into the missing girl.

It is not yet known to what detail Amaral plans to go into when seemingly speaking about the Met in his second book.

Scotland Yard’s £12m Operation Grange inquiry, prompted by a personal request from David Cameron five years ago and funded by the Home Office, is said to be under pressure as police face budget cuts in other areas.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1909497/ex-cop-who-accused-mccanns-of-faking-maddies-abduction-plans-second-book-slamming-brit-cops/

[sadie]

The dog alerts have merit.

Nothing is proven by them.  At best Amaral misunderstood them.

They have no merit.

[ferryman]

The dog alerts have merit.

Not really.

Too much pressure applied to the dog.

Eddie got it right with the Renault Scenic.

But the length of time spent in apartment 5A compared to the other apartments is a huge question-mark and red flag.

[ferryman]

Nothing is proven by them.  At best Amaral misunderstood them.

They have no merit.

That's the succinct version.