Summers & Swan - A new book - Looking For Madeleine

[Benice]

He describes it as a wicked book.  I guess that puts it in the same league as Mein Kampf then, or maybe it's even more wicked than that!

The more scorn the sceptics pour on it  - the more publicity they give to the book and the more people will buy it - to see what all the fuss is about! 

Describing it as a 'wicked book'  - will do wonders for the sales figures.   The silly man.

[faithlilly]

Seems you got this wrong didn't you Faithlilly?  That's because you didn't have all the facts at your disposal when you drew your (ill-informed) conclusions.  This is a great example of how you "sceptics" operate.

Sorry Alfred I shall rephrase. Summers met the McCanns once but they had no input into the book so my contention remains largely correct.

Of course if you're splitting hairs...........!!

[stephen25000]

Sorry Alfred I shall rephrase. Summers met the McCanns once but they had no input into the book so my contention remains largely correct.

Of course if you're splitting hairs...........!!

I thought they claimed never to have met the mccanns. &%+((£

[faithlilly]

I thought they claimed never to have met the mccanns. &%+((£

I believe in the book the authors claim to gave met the McCanns once but that they had no input into the book.

TBH I'm not too sure who this book is aimed at. It's not a true crime book per se and anyone who is interested in the case already knows most of the information. It will be interesting to see how many 'neutral' reviews are posted on Amazon.

[Alice Purjorick]

Merciful heavens children. Shall we now all own up who has and who has not read* the book?
That includes you Alfred. I can't believe you have me on ignore all this time without taking a surreptitious peep. That would not be like you at all.
It is rather amusing to sit back and watch the fight over what is essentially a story book.

It is difficult to work out whether one is reading a piece of serious investigative journalism that didn't work out too well or a novel.
Almost a whole chapter on forum and internet nutters is over egging the pudding or perhaps over padding the novel.
At the risk of being branded all sorts of things the book seems to follow the same MO as their other definitive works if the professional reviewers of their other works are to be believed.
Chapter 17 is worthy of a read as it deals with Metodo3 among other things and does shed some light in that particular corner.
*read in this context means read the book from start to finish not odd bits in the daily rags.

[pathfinder73]

[Alfred R Jones]

Sorry Alfred I shall rephrase. Summers met the McCanns once but they had no input into the book so my contention remains largely correct.

Of course if you're splitting hairs...........!!

Not really - you tried to make out that if Summers hadn't contacted the McCanns then that showed him up as being a crap researcher, and that if the McCanns had refused him an interview that that didn't cover them in glory either.  In actual fact, as we now know Summers had a meeting with the McCanns during which they explained that they didn't want to contribute to a book that may cause problems with the PJ or the current investigation which is a perfectly reasonable decision.  Not to you, of course, you can probably still think of some spurious reason to criticise Summers and / or Swan for it.

[Mr Gray]

Ho do you if it  is accurate, if you haven't read it ?

That makes no sense.

Likewise, the book isn't going to solve Madeleine's disappearance.

It's just a money making exercise.

Have you read any of the author's other books ?

I don't need to read the book to know it's quite accurate...there are reviews and summaries posted all over the net..

the description...There MUST be a fight-back against this wicked book...by a leading doubter....it really is hilarious.  As I have said the reviews will be more interesting to me than the book but of course not everybody is as familiar with the case as we are

[Mr Gray]

An interesting point is that most of the reviews are by people insulted by the author...the [ censored word ]s...will Amazon be able to let these [ censored word ]s run riot unchecked...what will they do

[Miss Taken Identity]

An interesting point is that most of the reviews are by people insulted by the author...the [ censored word ]...will Amazon be able to let these [ censored word ] run riot unchecked...what will they do

Run Riot and Unchecked hivvings above ! I declare.

 AMAZON is a business, they have people who believe in various theories about the Tragedy that is Little missing Maddie, and the writing efforts by the 'Authors'- Booker prize? They will not be in the business of offering free speech to some and not others- they may close the reviews thread if is becomes unpleasant.

Yes- Free speech, oh how the McCanns and Co hate that.

I won't buy or read the book, as this is just another 'pig with nose in trough'- little Maddie being used as a cash cow by someone who is not what he claims.

Sky news  on the door step within hours of Maddie disappearing- Sun newspapers serializing and keeping the story going...oh loads a cash...  stay missing maddie!!!! if you are found part of their world will fall apart.

[Mr Gray]

Run Riot and Unchecked hivvings above ! I declare.

 AMAZON is a business, they have people who believe in various theories about the Tragedy that is Little missing Maddie, and the writing efforts by the 'Authors'- Booker prize? They will not be in the business of offering free speech to some and not others- they may close the reviews thread if is becomes unpleasant.

Yes- Free speech, oh how the McCanns and Co hate that.

I won't buy or read the book, as this is just another 'pig with nose in trough'- little Maddie being used as a cash cow by someone who is not what he claims.

Sky news  on the door step within hours of Maddie disappearing- Sun newspapers serializing and keeping the story going...oh loads a cash...  stay missing maddie!!!! if you are found part of their world will fall apart.

it will be interesting to see if they have to close comments..Have they ever had to do this before...nothing wrong with free speech it's libel that isn't allowed

[Alice Purjorick]

I don't need to read the book to know it's quite accurate...there are reviews and summaries posted all over the net..

the description...There MUST be a fight-back against this wicked book...by a leading doubter....it really is hilarious.  As I have said the reviews will be more interesting to me than the book but of course not everybody is as familiar with the case as we are

Michael Wright said something similar about another book. Are you sure you are not he?
The judge almost laughed at poor old Michael.
  *&*%£

[stephen25000]

I don't need to read the book to know it's quite accurate...there are reviews and summaries posted all over the net..

the description...There MUST be a fight-back against this wicked book...by a leading doubter....it really is hilarious.  As I have said the reviews will be more interesting to me than the book but of course not everybody is as familiar with the case as we are

i.e. The book is a load of rehashed bollocks going nowhere, and adding nothing to the case, except lining the pockets of two pretend investigators.


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[Mr Gray]

Michael Wright said something similar about another book. Are you sure you are not he?
The judge almost laughed at poor old Michael.
  *&*%£

If I had made this comment to a judge then your comment may have some relevance...as I didn't...it doesn't

[Mr Gray]

i.e. The book is a load of rehashed bollocks going nowhere, and adding nothing to the case, except lining the pockets of two pretend investigators.


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I agree there's nothing new..in fact I predicted it whereas you had to read the book first to understand...unless of course you are making that comment without having read the book...what would Judge Alice say about that...

I thought being an author was a paid profession and that's why books are written...or are you suggesting all those wealthy authors are  a figment of my imagination