New discoveries and a fresh perspective, with unprecedented access to Richey''s personal archiveOn 1 February 1995, Richey Edwards, guitarist of the Manic Street Preachers, went missing at the age of 27. On the eve of a promotional trip to America, he vanished from his London hotel room, his car later discovered near the Severn Bridge, a notorious suicide spot.Over two decades later, Richeys disappearance remains one of the most moving, mysterious and unresolved episodes in recent pop culture historyFor those with a basic grasp of the facts, Richey''s suicide seems obvious and undeniable. However, a closer investigation of his actions in the weeks and months before his disappearance just dont add up, and until now few have dared to ask the important questions.Withdrawn Traces is the first book written with the co-operation of the Edwards family, testimony from Richeys closest friends and unprecedented and exclusive access to Richeys personal archiveIn a compelling real-time narrati