Fred West Tapes

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Fred West
Gloucester
House of Horrors
Mae West
Rose West
serial killer

Product details

  • ISBN 9781789468618
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 31 Jul 2025
  • Publisher: John Blake Publishing Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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THE CHILLING NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR, HOWARD SOUNES THAT SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON THE FRED AND ROSE WEST MURDER INVESTIGATIONS


Thirty years since the death of Fred West and the conviction of his wife Rose, in 1995, the West murder case exerts a magnetic fascination for true crime readers. The Wests claimed twelve victims, young women and girls including members of their own family. Nine mutilated bodies were found buried under their home at 25 Cromwell St, Gloucester, the so-called House of Horrors.

Author Howard Sounes wrote the first major book about this extraordinary case, Fred & Rose, having broken stories about the investigation as a journalist. As well as being the first to use this title, which has been much copied since, he was the first to use the phrase House of Horrors, and has become the leading expert in the West case. He is the presenter of a hit podcast series about the murders; and Senior Producer on the new series for Netflix, Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story, which he also features in. While his first book, Fred & Rose stands as a true crime classic, Sounes's new book - The Fred West Tapes - sheds wholly new light on the investigation, bringing readers into the interview room as detectives quizzed Fred West. The Fred West Tapes will draw a new generation and a global audience to the case.

The Fred West Tapes incorporates remarkable new evidence and primary source testimony, including the experiences of the West children and victim families. With never-before-seen and heard testimony and evidence, this is a fascinating journey into the twisted mind of serial killer Fred West and his marriage to Rose, his partner in crime.

Howard Sounes is the author of eleven books, including biographies of Bob Dylan, Charles Bukowski and Paul McCartney, and three true crime books. Working as a reporter for the Mirror in 1994, he broke stories in the Fred and Rosemary West murder case, which he worked on for eighteen months, giving the case its name, the House of Horrors, leading to the publication of Fred & Rose, which has sold around 400,000 copies. Howard also presents the podcast series, Unheard: The Fred & Rose West Tapes. The series went to number one in the podcast charts in the UK, top 20 in the US and Australia, with over three million downloads.