And as for Kate and Gerry, any one who thinks they had anything to do with it and then courted the publicity they way they have is a fool. There is no way they would draw such attention to themselves and continue to do so. If you read this book and nothing else, Kate McCann (or her editors/PRs) will have mostly succeeded in getting the reader on side. Yet despite my earlier empathy towards them, I am now less convinced.

The Drs Gaspar, two UK Doctors on holiday with the McCanns and the Paynes in 2005, allege paedophilia within the Tapas 9 group. On the night of the abduction, Kate admits they spent the evening not on the restaurant patio, but enjoying "liqueurs" inside the restaurant itself as it was too chilly outside. Unbelievable.The truth has died with him': Uncle of 'Ireland's Madeleine McCann' Mary Boyle, 6, has died - and he was the last person to see her alive before she vanished in 1977 The judges ruled the complaint under article 6 to be inadmissible because they said the Portuguese supreme court did not appear to have made comments implying guilt on the part of Madeleine’s parents or suspicion against them.

The whole book just comes off as a plea from Kate to not think she was a bad person. Well she was. Any parent who leaves their child alone for a meal is not a fit parent, but to do this every single night you're on holiday? It's wrong and a crime. And the sad thing is, if this had happened to someone who was less fortunate that Kate and Gerry in the finance department, they would have been charged or arrested for child neglect. Oh the joys of the middle class getting better treatment. Whilst this subject has undergone some very controversial opinions, after reading this book I have my own. The book in general highlighted, perhaps in slightly more detail, areas that have largely been covered by the press. Therefore, I have only given it a rating of three, however due to the pain that Kate McCann in particular must have gone through to bring herself to write it (and knowingly facing more criticism) maybe I should give it more. She then refers to three 'phases' of the Halligen investigation, saying only that during the third phase, "...we began to have concerns". It has been more than 16 years of agony for heartbroken parents Kate and Gerry McCann. Their beloved daughter Madeleine vanished from their holiday apartment in Pria Da Luz on May 3, 2007, and has been missing ever since.The three-year-old's harrowing disappearance has haunted the world since, and while German authorities believe the young girl was murdered by a drifter with a history of sexual violence, without concrete answers, Kate and Gerry cling to a glimmer of hope she could still be alive.