Behind the Door: The Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp Story

The news of the successful model Reeva Steenkamp's fatal shooting by her boyfriend and global sporting star Oscar Pistorius stunned the world. Over the ensuing weeks, as Pistorius appeared in court and applied for bail, every detail that emerged was analysed, debated, justified and digested. South Africa and the world were haunted by the events as they were repeated and discussed at length. Public perception vacillated from version to version and from hour to hour.

Behind the Door is a compelling narrative, which unpacks the story as revealed in the courtroom and beyond during the murder trial of Pistorius and as told to the authors in several exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes briefings. It looks at the characters involved, relates the courtroom interactions and dramas, the construction of each side's argument, the analysis of forensic and circumstantial evidence and exchanges between the personalities, as well as broader look at violence and criminal justice in South Africa. Vivid and gripping, insightful and authoritative, Behind the Door is the book to read on the Oscar and Reeva story.