Withdrawn Traces: Searching for the Truth about Richey Manic, Foreword by Rachel Edwards

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On 31 January 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers went missing. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later discovered near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot. Over two decades later, Richey's disappearance remains one of the most moving, mysterious and unresolved episodes in recent pop culture history. Amid the controversy and conflicting theories lie scant clues and a living nightmare for Richey's closest friends and relatives. For those with a basic grasp of the facts, the official story published in the music press, Richey's suicide seems obvious and undeniable. However, a closer investigation of his actions in the weeks and months before his disappearance just don't add up, and until now few have dared to ask the important questions. Withdrawn Traces is the first book written with the co-operation of the Edwards family, testimony from Richey's closest friends and unprecedented and exclusive access to Richey's personal archive. His diary entries, lyrics and letters, new evidence from medical records and police reports, and previously unseen photographs are investigated and published here for the first time. Uniquely placed to offer a fundamental reappraisal of the events and evidence, and a new hope of generating long-awaited answers, Withdrawn Traces brings us closer than ever before to the truth. Foreword by Rachel Edwards, Richey's sister.On 31 January 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers went missing. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later discovered near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot. Over two decades later, Richey's disappearance remains one of the most moving, mysterious and unresolved episodes in recent pop culture history. Amid the controversy and conflicting theories lie scant clues and a living nightmare for Richey's closest friends and relatives. For those with a basic grasp of the facts, the official story published in the music press, Richey's suicide seems obvious and undeniable. However, a closer investigation of his actions in the weeks and months before his disappearance just don't add up, and until now few have dared to ask the important questions. Withdrawn Traces is the first book written with the co-operation of the Edwards family, testimony from Richey's closest friends and unprecedented and exclusive access to Richey's personal archive. His diary entries, lyrics and letters, new evidence from medical records and police reports, and previously unseen photographs are investigated and published here for the first time. Uniquely placed to offer a fundamental reappraisal of the events and evidence, and a new hope of generating long-awaited answers, Withdrawn Traces brings us closer than ever before to the truth. Foreword by Rachel Edwards, Richey's sister.
Leon Noakes (Author) LEON NOAKES and SARA HAWYS ROBERTS have been working closely with Richey's sister, Rachel Edwards, examining Richey's archive and investigating his disappearance. Their new discoveries and fresh perspective, together with a range of previously unseen sources, illuminates and brings a deeper understanding of the Richey Edwards story. Sara Hawys Roberts (Author) LEON NOAKES and SARA HAWYS ROBERTS have been working closely with Richey's sister, Rachel Edwards, examining Richey's archive and investigating his disappearance. Their new discoveries and fresh perspective, together with a range of previously unseen sources, illuminates and brings a deeper understanding of the Richey Edwards story.