Table of Contents

Foreword by Chrissie Foster AM
Prologue: The secret wait
1. A whisper in the dark
2. Big George from Ballarat
3. Silencing the lambs
4. Winter Gail
5. Wake up the cardinal
6. Courting controversy
7. Belinda's burden
8. The Cathedral trial
9. War cry from Rome
10. Play it again, Kid
11. Beyond reasonable doubt
12. The world's worst kept secret
13. Friends in high places
14. Solitary retreat
Notes

About the Author

British-born investigative journalist, writer and broadcaster Lucie Morris-Marr was twice highly commended as Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards while working on domestic and international assignments for the Daily Mail in London. In 2006 she moved to Sydney as Associate Editor of Marie Claire where she focused on long form investigative journalism. She went on to work as a senior writer for the Herald Sun in Melbourne where she became the first reporter in the world to uncover a secret police investigation into Cardinal George Pell regarding child sexual abuse allegations. The author covered the subsequent legal case for The New Daily and CNN.

Reviews

'This compelling analysis of the trial of George Pell stood out for the sheer quality of the writing, the momentum of the story, and new insights on how power operates in Australia.' - Walkley Award judges

'Utterly absorbing' - Peter Donoughue, Booknotes