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Biography: arts & entertainment, Prose: non-fiction, Child abuse
The definitive account of the Jimmy Savile story.
A major source for the BBC drama The Reckoning
Winner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize
'An astonishing account' Observer
'A compulsive, colourful and chilling read' Sunday Times
'An extraordinary book' Mail on Sunday
Dan Davies spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile, and interviewed him extensively over a period of six years before his death. Dan also interviewed scores of people, many of them unobtainable while Savile was alive.
Jimmy Savile was cynical, calculating and predatory. He revelled in his status as a Pied Piper of youth and used his power to abuse the vulnerable and underage, all the while covering his tracks by moving into the innermost circles of the establishment.
IN PLAIN SIGHT is a devastating and definitive account of a national figure turned national disgrace.
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Praise for In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile
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To my mind, the best and hottest non-fiction property of the decade is Dan Davies's book on Jimmy Savile. He had amazing access for years and stuck with the story before anybody knew how interesting it was. His book will be a must-read and will hit British culture like a clusterbomb. I can't wait
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An astonishing account . . . It is an incredible read - Observer
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An extraordinary book, by turns deeply sinister and darkly comic - Mail on Sunday
Dan Davies
Dan Davies is a journalist, author and editor with more than twenty years' experience as a senior staffer and freelance contributor on a wide variety of magazines, newspapers and websites. Twice shortlisted as BSME Magazine Writer of the Year, he has been Deputy Editor and Acting Editor of Esquire, Editor of Esquire Weekly, a Features Editor at the Mail on Sunday, Deputy Editor of Jack magazine, and a feature writer for the Guardian Guide, Live Magazine, The Journal on MrPorter.com and many others.
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