EVIL EMPIRE John Gilligan, his Gang and the Execution of Journalist Veronica Guerin

Softcover. Ireland's most hated gangster exposed. Ruthless godfather John Gilligan controlled a colossal drugs empire and a mob of gangland's most dangerous criminals. Violence and the threat of murder kept terrified witnesses silent and other gangster in fear. Gilligan thought himself untouchable and above the law - until his gang crossed the line by executing crime reporter Veronica Guerin. The author tells the chilling inside story of Gilligan's rise to power, his savage gang and the truth about the horrifying murder that shocked the world. Revealed for the first time, too, is the intense behind-the-scenes drama of the dedicated police squad who waged an unprecedented 4yr war to smash "Factory" John's Evil Empire. Illus. + Epilogue. 351pp. trade size p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.