{"product_id":"2940170174119","title":"Unbelievable: The Story of Two Detectives' Relentless Search for the Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists tell the riveting true story of Marie, a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the detectives who followed a winding path to arrive at the truth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn August 11, 2008, eighteen-year-old Marie reported that a masked man broke into her apartment near Seattle, Washington, and raped her. Within days police and even those closest to Marie became suspicious of her story: details of the crime didn't seem plausible and her foster mother thought she sounded as though she were reciting a \u003ci\u003eLaw amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e episode. The police swiftly pivoted and began investigating Marie. Confronted with inconsistencies in her story and the doubts of others, Marie broke down and said her story was a lieamp;mdash;a bid for attention. Police charged Marie with false reporting. One of Marie's best friends created a web page branding her a liar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than two years later, Colorado detective Stacy Galbraith was assigned to investigate a case of sexual assault. Describing the crime to her husband that nightamp;mdash;the attacker's calm and practiced demeanor, which led the victim to surmise \"he's done this before\"amp;mdash;Galbraith learned that the case bore an eerie resemblance to a rape that had taken place months earlier in a nearby town. She joined forces with the detective on that case, Edna Hendershot, and the two soon realized they were dealing with a serial rapist: a man who photographed his victims, threatening to release the images online, and whose calculated steps to erase all physical evidence suggested he might be a soldier or a cop. Through meticulous police work the detectives would eventually connect the rapist to other attacks in Coloradoamp;mdash;and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on investigative files and extensive interviews with the principals, \u003ci\u003eA False Report\u003c\/i\u003e is a serpentine tale of doubt, lies, and a hunt for justice, unveiling the disturbing reality of how sexual assault is investigated todayamp;mdash;and the long history of skepticism toward rape victims.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150752006384,"sku":"2940170174119","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170174119_p0.jpg?v=1769903874","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170174119","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}