The Search for Anne Perry (with bestselling author Joanne Drayton)

Listen to this episode from Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime on Spotify. It's been 70 years since the notorious Parker-Hulme murder case shocked New Zealand. And 30 years since the film "Heavenly Creatures" exposed British author Anne Perry as one of the teen killers. Perry rarely spoke about the murder...until she agreed to let acclaimed biographer Joanne Drayton tell her story. The result was the fascinating biography, The Search for Anne Perry: The Hidden Life of a Bestselling Crime Writer (HarperCollins, 2012). In this special episode, Nancy speaks with Joanne Drayton about meeting Anne Perry, the "spooky" connection she had with Peter Jackson and the original case, and how two doomed teenagers grew up to find redemption on their own terms. Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is hosted by award-winning journalist Nancy Miller. Out weekly.