Georgia Williams was killed on May 26, 2103, after she was lured to the home of college pal Jamie Reynolds. She thought she was helping him with a ­photoshoot, instead, the scenario was horrifyingly real.

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Georgia was born in 1995 - the same year my oldest child was born. I cannot help but think of the milestones her parents and older sister have been deprived of when a disgusting POS (Piece of Shit) murderer cut her life tragically, and horrifically short. Reynolds also wrote sexual fantasies about Georgia which were discovered scrawled in a notepad in his bedroom. I like giving out the money,” Lynnette says. “It’s like Georgia handing it out, saying, ‘Enjoy yourself, do well’.” To have them turn around and say, ‘We didn’t do enough to protect your daughter’ totally vindicated what we’d been saying,” says Lynnette.This is a read that is both necessary and uncomfortable, yet it will also break your heart and bring you to tears. This reading left me with mixed emotions - angry and disgusted, yet respectful of Georgia's loved ones. At the time of Georgia’s disappearance, Steve was – ironically – a highly-commended murder squad detective serving with West Mercia Police. It’s a burst of sunshine for all of us,” says Lynnette. “I’m really chuffed, especially for Scarlett. She’s always wanted children, I hope motherhood brings her the happiness she deserves.” There were psychiatrists and psychologists that warned agencies including the police that this man was dangerous all of which were ignored.

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West Mercia Police claimed there was “no causal link” between its officers’ actions in dealing with Reynolds in 2008 and ­Georgia’s murder five years later. GEORGIA Williams was brutally murdered by a friend after he lured to his house under the pretence of a photoshoot. As a cynic and a true crime enthusiast, these two things often converge when I hear stories such as this which are sadly all too common. Here, the police were not only careless in innumerable instances about Georgia's case, which is bad enough when you often have only one chance to get something correct, but they then decided the way to go, stupidly, would be to then cover up their indiscretions. I even imagined him maybe getting married and starting a family of his own – it was torture he’d deprived Georgia of all those milestones.” Settling a compensation claim out of court in 2016 – a week before the third anniversary of Georgia’s murder – West Mercia Police admitted it breached its obligation to “protect life” under the Human Rights Act.Thanks to Ad Lib Publishers, Netgalley and the authors for an ARC of this book. I am unbiased leaving this review voluntarily. In memory of Georgia Lynette Williams, a beautiful human being, loving, caring, full of life, who would help anyone in need. She deserved a long, happy life, but was let down by the careless." This is a memoir by a mum about her daughter's murder. Georgia hadn't quite been 18; she should have had all her life ahead of her. All the agencies are at fault and should have seen the red flags that this young psychopath was able to lie, deceive and get away with at such a young age. I was disgusted at how the police treated Steve and Lynn, especially considering Steve was a serving member of the force.