- Title:
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The Teacher's Pet
- Written by:
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Hedley Thomas
- Read by:
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Hedley Thomas
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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15
- Duration:
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18 hours 27 minutes
- Published:
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November 28 2023
- Available Date:
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November 28 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781038653079
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Australian; True Crime
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan Australia
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Australian author
Award winning journalist
Shortlisted ABIA / Audiobook of the Year 2024
Hedley Thomas takes you behind the scenes with a blow-by-blow account of one of the most intriguing and enduring murder mysteries of our time.
Lynette Simms disappeared from Sydney's idyllic northern beaches in 1982 and was never seen again.
Lyn was a caring nurse, a loving mother and devoted wife. Her husband, Chris Dawson, was a rugby league star, a popular teacher and exceptionally close to his identical twin brother, Paul.
This facade of domestic bliss shattered as Dawson became infatuated with the family's babysitter, his 16-year-old student, a girl he moved into Lyn's home and bed just two days after her disappearance.
Thirty-six years later, investigative journalist Hedley Thomas revisited the story in a record-breaking podcast series that captured the unconditional support of friends, colleagues, neighbours, family and an international audience. With fresh leads and old evidence resulting in a public groundswell for authorities to take action, Dawson was arrested in late 2018 and, after a dramatic trial, was found guilty of murder in August 2022.
'A monumental work... No Australian, alive nor dead, has given more to journalism than Hedley Thomas. True crime storytelling as we now know it begins with The Teacher's Pet.'
Trent Dalton, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe