Georgia, an Air Training Corps cadet who dreamed of becoming an RAF paramedic, was reported missing by her detective constable dad Stephen, 56, and mum Lynette, 51, when she failed to return home. Our Georgia is a devastating accounting of the horrible aftereffects of what happens when a family member is murdered.

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But when Georgia’s devastated mother, Lynnette, and father, Steve, questioned the events leading to their daughter’s death, they discovered it was also entirely preventable. Furthermore, Williams' writing style is both engaging and heart-wrenching. She doesn't sugar-coat her experiences or emotions and instead presents a raw and authentic account of the tragedy. Readers will feel as though they are right there with her through each step of her journey and will have a newfound appreciation for her bravery and strength. This is made even more profound given that her husband was a serving police officer at the time of Georgia’s murder. Lynnette Williams lives in Wilmington, Shropshire, England, is married to a police officer who works for the West Mercia force, and has several children, including a daughter named Georgia. While life wasn't completely idyllic, it certainly was good, up until something horrific happens: Georgia Williams, only 15 years old, goes missing in 2010. When her body is found, things begin to unravel, as it turns out that the police knew quite a bit about her killer, Jamie Reynolds, but did nothing until he committed this horrible, depraved act.All the agencies are at fault and should have seen the red flags that this young psychopath was able to lie, deceive and get away with at such a young age. I was disgusted at how the police treated Steve and Lynn, especially considering Steve was a serving member of the force. Reynolds got a whole-life sentence, meaning he will die behind bars, with the judge remarking he was a “serial killer in the making”.

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I’d been having nightmares about these woods, imagining them as dark and scary, and crawling with insects. In the end, I was relieved we went – the day was warm and sunny and it was the kind of place Georgia would have gone camping with her mates.” He described her as a "sweet and loving girl, was bullied at junior school but had persevered and stood up against this and grew stronger, becoming an advocate for fairness for everyone". At first, I thought the book was just a typical true crime story, but as I got further into it, I found myself getting more and more emotionally invested in Georgia's story. However, it was easy to forget that it was a true story as I found myself being swept away by the amazing life she led up until that fateful day. The authors do an excellent job of portraying Georgia as a real person with hopes, dreams, and a bright future ahead of her. It is truly heartbreaking to think about what she went through and what her family must have endured. Exclusive: Parents of Georgia Williams, 17, lured to death by snuff movie obsessed pal feel betrayed We learn what an amazing girl Georgia was her love for life and for the people around her and the powerful strength of the family's quest for justice.Reynolds was charged with murder, and Steve and Lynnette made a harrowing journey to lay flowers at the scene. “I couldn’t believe our lives had come to this,” she says. “Sat in a police car with a bunch of roses on our way to visit the woods where this murderer had dumped our daughter. OUR GEORGIA is part true-crime story, part biography, part memoir, and part enumeration of the litany of ways the police and other government officials screwed up. It also details their fight for answers from West Mercia Police, the force Georgia's dad Steve served in as a murder squad detective.

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Lynn and Steve Georgia's parents questioned the events leading to their daughter's death at the time Steve was a highly commented murder squad detective serving with West Mercia Police the same force that had had Reynolds in there sights years before their daughters death. This is a read that is both necessary and uncomfortable, yet it will also break your heart and bring you to tears. This reading left me with mixed emotions - angry and disgusted, yet respectful of Georgia's loved ones. Our Georgia, by Lynnette Williams with Robin Eveleigh, is a book powerful about a murder and the devastation it caused a family, as well as a call to action for police reform, both at their local department and in general. That said, there are things about the writing and analysis that kept it from being as good as it could have been for me.This is a memoir by a mum about her daughter's murder. Georgia hadn't quite been 18; she should have had all her life ahead of her. Georgia Williams was killed on May 26, 2103, after she was lured to the home of college pal Jamie Reynolds. She thought she was helping him with a ­photoshoot, instead, the scenario was horrifyingly real. Then you watch TV and some child’s been killed because a social worker didn’t do their job, or the Met police don’t deal with one of their own properly and he goes on to kill, and it makes you so angry.” I enjoyed reading about Georgia. Lynette did a great job telling her story & fighting for justice for her. Two years later, following a relentless battle, three police officers and one civilian worker were ­disciplined. All four kept their jobs. Steve adds: “It was like kids having their wrists slapped by their head teacher.