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In Chase Your Shadow , journalist and author John Carlin tells the gripping story of Oscar Pistorius's tragic journey from sporting icon to accused murderer. Before Valentine's Day of 2013, Pistorius was best known as an extraordinary athlete, the 'Blade Runner' who became the first amputee in history to compete in the Olympics. Everything changed after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in the early hours of 14 February. Overnight, the Olympian's status as a role model was replaced by tales of erratic behaviour and a violent dark side. His seven-month trial was broadcast live around the globe, its twists and turns captivating millions. Carlin, who followed the drama inside the courtroom, provides a vivid first-hand account of Pistorius's wrenching emotional breakdowns, the merciless interrogation to which he was submitted by the prosecutor, and the highly controversial judgment. Carlin paints a portrait of a complex... This Is The Sensational Insider Story Of Oscar Pistorius, By The Acclaimed Author Of Invictus. The Murder Trial Of Oscar Pistorius Will Rivet The World's Attention In A Way No Other Case Has Since Another Famous Sportsman, O. J. Simpson, Was Tried For The Murder Of His Ex Wife In 1994. John Carlin Brings His Own Extensive Knowledge Of South Africa And Access To Pistorius Himself, As Well As To His Friends And Family, After The Death Of Reeva Steenkamp To Tell The Story Of The Rise And Fall Of A Classically Tragic Hero. It Is The Most Remarkable Sports Story Ever Told - About A Man Whose Legs Were Amputated At The Age Of Eleven Months And Ended Up Running In The Olympic Games - And It Is A Story Too About Crime And Punishment, Love And Death That Follows Pistorius' Trail From South Africa To London, To The United States, To Iceland, To Italy And Has At Its Heart A Richly Varied And Compelling Set Of Characters, Among Them The Beautiful Victim, Two Brilliant Rival Lawyers And The Fascinatingly Complex Figure Of Oscar Pistorius Himself. John Carlin. Guardian's Best Sports Books SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 In Chase Your Shadow, journalist and author John Carlin tells the gripping story of Oscar Pistorius's tragic journey from sporting icon to accused murderer. Before Valentine's Day of 2013, Pistorius was best known as an extraordinary athlete, the 'Blade Runner' who became the first amputee in history to compete in the Olympics. Everything changed after he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp dead in the early hours of 14 February. Overnight, the Olympian's status as a role model was replaced by tales of erratic behaviour and a violent dark side. With unique access to Pistorius himself, as well as to his friends and family, Carlin paints a portrait of a complex personality, a man whose heroic rise and even more dramatic fall is one of the most remarkable sports stories ever told. Drapssaken mot Oscar Pistorius har vekket oppmerksomhet verden over. Med sin omfattende kunnskap om Sør-Afrika og Pistorius selv, samt hans venner og familie, forteller John Carlin historien om idrettsheltens tragiske fall etter at kjæresten Reeva Steenkamp ble funnet drept. Det er en bemerkelsesverdig historie om en gutt som gikk fra å måtte amputere beina 11 måneder gammel, til senere å kunne delta i OL. Det er en historie om forbrytelse, straff, kjærlighet og død, og som følger Pistorius hele veien fra Sør Afrika til London, USA, Island og Italia In 'Chase Your Shadow', journalist and author John Carlin tells the gripping story of Oscar Pistorius's tragic journey from sporting icon to accused murderer. Carlin paints a portrait of a complex personality, a man whose life story reveals extremes of courage and insecurity, ambition and vulnerability, generosity and dangerous hot-headedness. Not since the O.J. Simpson case has the world been more riveted by a champion's heroic rise and calamitous fall "Ending Reeva's life, and in the same instant annihilating his own, had condemned him in the end to the shadow existence he had fought so hard to avoid -- inspiring compassion in some, derision in many more, and ripping forever from his grasp all that he had strived so hard to win." -- Back cover. SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2015LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015From birth to jail, from triumph to tragedy - the sensational story of Oscar Pistorius, from the acclaimed author of Playing the Enemy (filmed as Invictus).