Joe Karam's new book on the David Bain retrial has been
delayed and will not be out until next year, HarperCollins
Publishers announced today.
Karam, a former All Black turned author and tireless
campaigner for Bain, is writing his fourth book on Bain,
focusing on the recent retrial.
Bain was acquitted last month of murdering his family in
1994, in a Christchurch High Court retrial.
Karam spent years pushing for a retrial for Bain, whose 1995
conviction for murdering five family members was quashed by
the Privy Council in 2007.
HarperCollins said today that during the last three weeks of
planning and drafting, Karam and publishers had taken stock
of the extensive information still coming to light in the
aftermath of the retrial.
The book was due out in September, but publication had now
been delayed until next year to allow Karam to fully develop
and research further.
HarperCollins publishing manager Lorain Day said the Bain
story - in particular the retrial and ongoing repercussions -
was an extraordinary one.
It was one that only Karam was qualified to tell, and it
deserved maximum time for full analysis.
The resulting book would be bigger and better than originally
expected, Ms Day said.
Karam was believed to have spent millions of his own money on
legal fees and appeals for Bain.
The new book follows David and Goliath: The Bain Family
Murders in 1997; Bain and Beyond in 2000; and
Innocent: Seven critical flaws in the wrongful conviction
of David Bain in 2001.
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