An Almost Perfect Murder

by John Suter-Linton

On a Sunday evening Ricky Conway, mother of two and estranged wife of a serving police officer, was found deceased in her Canberra suburban home. Police suspected Ricky had committed suicide, as the day before she had tried but failed. But one detective on the case noticed something unusual, the toilet seat had been left up. Ricky, however, had been home alone all weekend. From this one observation, suspicions grew and an exhaustive investigation was launched into her death. Some thought the detectives were wasting their time, particularly as they began to focus on one of their own. Despite criticism, the investigation continued, uncovering an evil conspiracy of deceit and manipulation. Even so, there was no hard evidence to incriminate their prime suspect, John Conway. the pressure was on the investigators to find the evidence or disband. It seemed Ricky's murder would be unsolved, that was, till a break-through came from an unlikely source. Without it, Ricky's death would have been a perfect murder.

Genres: True Crime

Paperback

First published July 1, 2006

Reviews

[Tegan Boundy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting. Amazing to see how investigators put together evidence to solve a murder.

[Jose Sepulveda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read on how police put together an investigation. Hard to fathom how a police officer could have come up with a plan to kill, very distressing. But just shows in the end we're all human beings and capable of terrible things.

[Vicki Tyley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Australian true crime.

[Chanie Ellis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tbis may have been a good read for a lot of people but the truth has been bent in a lot of ways in this particular book. Having known Danny Williams personally i can tell you right now there is much more to this story and what Danny and Barry actually went through because of corrupt police. John Conway had these boys in his hold for a long time before this murder. Which Danny was actually too scared to finish he had half of what he was supposed to give to Ulrike and he spewed in the toilet from it he didnt actually finish the job himself hes unaware of how that hapoened she didnt die when he injected her. The autopsy report reveals she had 2 grams of herpin put in her throat AFTER the boys had long left the scene of the crime. Ulrike was in a drug induced coma but not dead when Danny Williams left. I am the mother of Daniel Scott Williams jnr....i am appalled that this is even available to the public when the facts and truth is not as it is written

[Natsukie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An almost perfect true crime novel (Couldn't help but use a pun). It's a good read, especially if you enjoy reading about the process of solving crime. Linton gets into the nitty-gritty of the lengths that the police went through, to irrefutably demonstrate that John Conway not only organised the murder of his wife, but treated women in his life as disposable.

I feel that Linton went into such detail, because he was intent on showing the seriousness that the police treated the crime, which is a view expressed by various police in the book. The investigation was fairly staggering and he hashes it all out, or at least the huge amount they gave him access to. There's discussion regarding the ethics of actions they undertake and after reading the book, I feel that the police went even further than they normally might.

I do wish Linton had examined the effect among the local police force, of what must have been a divisive investigation. He hints at times, but it's largely in the background. Considering the impact, it surely would have strained or even broken work relationships and trust. However, it was the investigation of a specific crime and that is a little from the point.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and researched book.

A sad tale of a policeman who deceided murder was a better idea than divorce and he almost got away with it had it not been for excellent work by several very observant officers.

A story that needed to be told and one that will pull at your heart strings, another sad case of a life gone too soon.

It you love true crime this one will have you hooked

[Alley Kat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating Australian true crime. Well written and researched.