The first time he hit her : the shocking true story of the murder of Tara Costigan, the woman next door
Heidi Lemon (Author)
Tara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard worker. Quick to laugh and easy to like. She was happy, confident, strong. A woman who always looked after herself and her kids. Then, in 2013, she met Marcus Rappel. A local tradie, he was charming and sincere, they dated and fell in love. A year later, Tara was pregnant to Marcus. Her family had been worried for a while, but Tara didn't tell anyone how Marcus's jealousy was souring the relationship. She tried to keep it quiet. Despite everything, she never imagined he would be physically violent - he would never hurt her. Tara was wrong. One fine day, the last day of summer in 2015, she was holding their newborn baby in her arms when he attacked her with an axe. Her murder seemed to come out of the blue. But as this extraordinary, often shocking book reveals, it did not
Print Book, English, 2020
Hachette Australia, Australia, 2020