David Peace and the late Gordon Burn are two British
novelists who have used a mixture of fact and fiction in their works to explore
the nature of fame, celebrity and the media representations of individuals caught up in events, including investigations into notorious murders. Both
Peace and Burn have analysed the case of Peter Sutcliffe, who was found guilty
in 1981 of the brutal murders of thirteen women in the North of England.
Peace’s novels filmed as the Red Riding Trilogy are an excoriating portrayal of
the failings of misogynist and corrupt police officers, which allowed Sutcliffe
to escape arrest. Burn’s somebody’s Husband Somebody’ Son is a detailed factual
portrait of the community where Sutcliffe spent his life. Peace’s technique
combines reportage, stream of consciousness and changing points of views
including the police and the victims to produce an episodic non-linear
narrative.
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