The “Mr. Big” Sting: The Cases, the Killers, the Controversial Confessions

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• The author has a personal connection to the criminal justice system — he was accused of the murder of a loved one and eventually acquitted by a jury of his peers.
• The "Mr. Big" tactic is a Canadian invention. It originated in British Columbia and has since been used across Canada - and into countries such as Australia and New Zealand.
• This “Mr. Big” sting tactic is very controversial — this book discusses the ways it has been a useful tool for catching violent criminals, as well as the problematic ways it has entrapped innocent people.
• As recently as January 2021, the South China Morning Post wrote an investigative piece about a Mr. Big operation in Australia.

Audience

• Readers of Ann Rule and other true crime books
• Fans of true crime documentary
• Fans of true crime podcasts like Casefile, The Confession Tapes, CBC’s Someone Knows Something, and similar
• Canadian women 25–40