Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century

Anne Perry and the Murder of the Century examines the 1954 killing of Honora Parker by her daughter Pauline and Juliet Hulme, later revealed to be the mystery novelist Anne Perry. Peter Graham reconstructs the New Zealand murder and its sensational trial in clinical detail, tracking the girls' disturbing inner world through their diaries and the trial proceedings, then following their separate lives to the present.

Eric Brooks narrates the true crime account with an even, journalistic authority that suits Graham's methodical approach. The New Zealand setting in the 1950s is rendered with period authenticity, and the psychological analysis of the two girls' relationship draws on modern understanding without condescension. The audiobook benefits from Brooks's restraint, which prevents the notorious case from tipping into exploitation.