Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil - Alan Morris abused me and dozens of my classmates. This is the true story of how we brought him to justice.

by David Nolan

Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil tells the inside story of the biggest historic sex abuse case ever mounted by Greater Manchester Police - the investigation into the systematic abuse of boys at St Ambrose College in Hale Barns by chemistry teacher and church deacon Alan Morris.Author David Nolan was one of Morris's victims and was given unprecedented access to detectives investigating the case. Nolan was there every step of the way, not only experiencing the brutal regime of the school in the 1970s, but also seeing every twist and turn of the case unfold at first hand.He's even given the opportunity to confront Morris 35 years on from his abusive reign at the school.Jimmy Savile... Rolf Harris... the Westminster sex abuse conspiracy... newspaper headlines have been crammed with historic abuse cases. But what really goes on inside such an investigation? How do officers deal with the raw emotions of the victims - not to mention their own revulsion at the crimes? Especially when they uncover a darker secret at the school - stories of even more horrific abuse that have remained hidden for decades.David Nolan takes you on a journey inside the dark heart of an historic abuse case - there's never been a real-life crime story like it.

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 2, 2015

About the author

David Nolan is a British award-winning journalist who's authored biographies on subjects ranging from Simon Cowell to the Sex Pistols. He's also written for newspapers, magazines, radio and television.

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Reviews

[teleri · Rating 3 out of 5]

"No one heals himself by wounding another." - St Ambrose of Milan

This book was centred around an interesting topic, child abuse by a teacher and a school that turned their cheek when pupils reported being assaulted. I generally thought this book was going to be off the charts, but it wasn't. It was kind of a letdown. It was interesting to read about the number of victims, the trails and the way the school handled the situation, and it made my stomach turn when I read about all the details of the abuse these children suffered. Yet it was a bit boring. Which is a shame as I hoped it would interest me a lot more than it did. I'm also glad Alan Morris got justice, as he truly deserves it.

[LinaGeralda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book in two days. An emotional book. I am from Manchester and knew this school and some of the students. So my anger is not just from a “read”! Some parts brought tears to the point I couldn’t read. Anger becomes rage that the people who should have protected them turned a blind eye!