BLIND JUSTICE

Softcover. This is the definitive account of Ireland's great mail train robbery. The armed men who held up a Dublin bound mail train in the last day of March 1976 sparked off one of the most intriguing episodes in recent history. It turned into a saga that entwined politics, the police and the legal system at a time when all were in a state of ferment. This book explores in detail the workings of all 3 institutions and charts the experience of the people who found themselves caught up in the investigation. It encompasses the drama of the courtroom, the procedures of the police, the behind the scenes working of the law and the stories of those involved. The mail train case did not establish any great legal precedents but it endures because it encapsulated many of the political tensions of its period. This book sets out the events, their causes and consequences, in a comprehensive and highly readable narrative. Illus., Epilogue, Appendices and Index of Selected Names. 448pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned pp. o/w Vg.