BLACK HANDS:

REVISITING ONE OF NEW ZEALAND’S MOST NOTORIOUS MURDERS

For 20 years the David Bain Family Murders have captured New Zealand’s imagination.

Senior investigations reporter for The Press Martin van Beynen was drawn into the case at Bain’s 2009 retrial and he decided the Bain story needed to be told one last time. He secured a book deal and spent two years writing and researching before the publisher pulled the plug. From van Beynen’s point of view it seemed there was no appetite for the Bain Family Murders.

The book was destined for the bottom drawer, until it caught the attention of The Press editor, Joanna Norris, who says, “It was a compelling and beautifully told story with powerful new detail.”

Black Hands captured the public’s attention reaching number one in New Zealand, Australia and the UK on the itunes podcasts charts, resulting in more than 2 million episode downloads *.