Didn’t take long to finish this well researched and written book. Like most older Australians, the case of the Beaumont Children has always fascinated me. The plight of their parents and family friends is beyond comprehension. You can only imagine the pure evil of the perpetrator. I still hold to the hope of them finding some evidence to bring some type of closure to this case. However after reading this book I doubt that will be forthcoming.

Harry Phipps the Satin Man is now a person of interest to SAPOL .
Also allegedly raped a 14 year old school girl in the 70s as on Chanel 7 programme now on You tube
Authors stand by the information in the book the Satin Man as true .

A brilliant and compelling read. As a South Australian who remembers the case from its very tragic beginnings, and having been a "local" of the area, I could only consider that given the lack of political will to pursue the contents of this book, that it would seem every attempt is being made not to un-cover the truth. That adds to the sinister nature of the ensuing "family" murders and continues a worry about the protected establishment in SA. Since the book was written, an attempt has been made at a digging of an area reported by the two brothers who assisted the book (still alive I believe), but the brothers reported that the police dug in the wrong place (this was reported in a story on one of Adelaide's current affairs program).

There is a compelling piece of possible evidence reported in the book that just makes you go "wow, how close". Definitely worth a read. I didn't mind the editing, the contents and the story are what matters most, and the relevance of the people and the interviews run by the authors are compelling.

Shocking writing and story is far fetched.

This book failed to reach my expectations of a nonfiction book. It's a shoddy attempt to reignite interest in such a sad occurrence. Poorly written and incompetently edited.

I personally never usually read books, but because I, like so many other people in Australia have an interest in the Beaumont children, I decided I would read this book. This was a book I couldn't put down until I had read the very last page. It took me three and a half hours to read; but I now sit here and wonder why SAPOL and our Government have not investigated these latest claims. For the first time there seems to be a suspect. The evidence given by the satin mans son(Warwick) would indicate he knows a lot more than he has let on. He stated, " he had seen the Beaumont children in his back yard with his father when he was growing up. He also went on to say the children went into the house and he never seen them again. But then the son goes on to tell the author of this book and a detective the children are buried in the pit in the factory in Glenelg which his father had once owned. If Warwick didn't infact see the children again, how would he know this information. Or is there more to the story; is he scared he may be convicted for something his father may have done or maybe have made him do. Either way this should be investigated; the state Government and SAPOL should start a coronial inquest. Time is of the essence with this case. The parents of the Beaumont children are getting older, if this new information is accurate then surely it will give this family some closer before its too late. If SAPOL and the Government leaves this too long they may miss the opportunity to give a family who have suffered too much, the closure they deserve. Surely a coronial inquest would prove or disprove Warwick's allegations. For the first time there is a suspect. surely this is enough with all other information provided to start a coronial inquest.