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The Making & Breaking of a SubPostmaster
Hardcover
Biographies GeneralSoutheast AsiaTrue Crime
ISBN13: 9781066647903
Publisher: Crafty Gorilla
Published: Aug 31 2026
Pages: 346
Weight: 1.21
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Making & Breaking of a SubPostmaster: My Life Before, During, & After the Post Office Scandal
By Pete Murray
I didn't just lose my job. I lost my reputation, my livelihood, and very nearly my mind.
For years, the British Post Office was an institution built on trust, community, and ordinary people who kept the country running. Pete Murray was one of them. A dedicated SubPostmaster running a bustling branch, Pete lived and breathed the job-until the system turned against him.
When the notorious Horizon IT software began generating phantom financial shortfalls, the Post Office didn't investigate the technology. They blamed the people. Overnight, hard-working branch managers across the UK were transformed from trusted community anchors into suspects. Facing relentless pressure, audit interrogations, and the terrifying threat of prosecution, Pete was forced into a nightmarish fight to defend his integrity against a ruthless corporate Goliath.
In this raw, intimate, and deeply personal memoir, Pete Murray takes readers behind the counter and into the heart of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in modern British history.
Inside this gripping story, you'll discover:
- Life Before the Storm: A warm, candid look at Pete's early life, career, and the pride of taking on a local sub-post office.
- The Horizon Nightmare: The sudden appearance of unaccounted losses, the desperate attempts to make the numbers balance, and the devastating silence from head office.
- The Human Cost: The hidden mental, emotional, and financial toll on Pete and his family as the system systematically broke down his life.
- The Battle for Truth: The long, grueling journey toward exposure, accountability, and justice alongside hundreds of fellow SubPostmasters.
Written with sharp wit, emotional honesty, and unflinching candor, The Making & Breaking of a SubPostmaster is more than just an insider's account of a national scandal-it is a powerful testament to human resilience, survival, and the enduring search for truth when the world tells you you're wrong.
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