April 2011
2 posts
“This book is well-written, and highly recommended to our readers.”
– Review in Australian Police Journal, March 2011, Vol 65, Number 1
“What the Mother Knew is one of my favourite Australian true crime reads of...”
– Emily Webb, from True Crime Reader
November 2008
6 posts
“This is a beautifully written account of a murder. It is genuinely original in...”
– Reviewer Bruce Elder.
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“Well done…a very involving read.”
– Garry Maddox, Sydney Morning Herald film writer.
“WHAT THE MOTHER KNEW is a worrying, disquieting, disturbing book. But then crime...”
– Karen, from www.austcrimefiction.org
“A timeless page-turner.”
– Gerard Ryle, Sydney Morning Herald investigative journalist.
September 2008
1 post
August 2008
1 post
Buy "What the Mother Knew"
On January 7, 2006, pregnant mother-of-one Jody Galante was reported missing by her husband Mark. A week later Jody’s body was found in bushland at Bilpin, in the Blue Mountains. She had died of a single gunshot wound to the head. Police investigated the murder and made an arrest in March 2006. The case came to a conclusion in April 2008.
I covered this story for The Sydney Morning...
Articles
All my Sydney Morning Herald articles about the story are here.
Comments about the book
“What the mother knew” is a well-written and truthful account of the murder and history of Jody Galante, and the events surrounding her murder.” Colin Pomery (Jody’s brother). “Very interesting, and I like how balanced it was. It didn’t go down the path of painting the killer as a ‘monster’, which is the stereotypical true-crime route.” Alyce McGovern, lecturer in Justice Studies at Charles Sturt...