For over a year everyone assumed missing Dublin woman Elaine O'Hara had ended her own life. But after her remains were found, garda#65533; discovered that Elaine was in thrall to a man who had spent years grooming her to let him kill her. That man was Graham Dwyer, a married father of three and partner in a Dublin architecture practice. Almost the Perfect Murder details the exhaustive investigation--one of the most complex and chilling in Irish criminal justice history--that allowed garda#65533; to build a case against Dwyer. And it outlines the twists and turns--both in the courtroom and behind the scenes--during the dramatic trial that followed. Almost the Perfect Murder contains startling new material based on extensive research conducted especially for the book. This includes fresh insights into the garda#65533; investigation and background information on Graham Dwyer. This is the definitive account of the case that gripped the nation by Ireland's leading crime journalist, Paul Williams.