EVIL EMPIRE THE IRISH MOB AND THE ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST VERONICA GUERIN

WILLIAMS PAUL

ISBN 10: 076530841X / ISBN 13: 9780765308412

Published by FORGE BOOK, NY, 2003

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AN INTRICATE WELL WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A DEATH IN THE TROUBLES IN NORTHERN IRELAND SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED BOOK APPEARS UNREAD GREAT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM AN EXCELLENT CLEAN COPY FULL NUMBER LINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: EVIL EMPIRE THE IRISH MOB AND THE ASSASSINATION OF JOURNALIST VERONICA GUERIN
• Publisher: FORGE BOOK, NY
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076530841X
• ISBN 13: 9780765308412
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: PHOTOS
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

On June 26, 1996, an international outcry was heard over the assassination of Irish journalist Veronica Guerin, gunned down by Ireland's most vicious gang. It was the first European case of what the police called "narco-terrorism," where drug syndicates use terror tactics against individuals and states to protect their interests. The hit would change European police tactics forever and make the law enforcement community realize that this problem was no longer confined to the third world.
Ruthless godfather John Gilligan controlled a colossal drug empire and a mob of Dublin gangland's most dangerous criminals. Violence and the threat of murder kept terrified witnesses silent and other gangsters in fear. Gilligan thought himself above the law---and never managed to figure out that there was a line between what gangsters can and cannot do.
Evil Empire tells the chilling inside story of Gilligan's rise to power, his savage gang, and the truth about the terrifying murder that shocked the world. Also shown is the behind-the-scenes drama of the dedicated police squad that waged an unprecedented four-year war to smash "Factory" John's Evil Empire.

About the Author

Paul Williams is Ireland's most respected crime journalist and true crime author. A qualified criminologist he has won a number of major journalism awards for his investigative work for The Sunday World. He has been responsible for a string of major exposes about John Gilligan, his gang and the murder of Veronica Guerin. Williams is the international bestselling author of Gangland and The General which was made into a major motion picture by director John Boorman.