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Dead man walking : the murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich / Kate McClymont with Vanda Carson.

We all know Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but none of us expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot in the back of his head, in his driveway, in front of his nine-year-old son, in Cremorne. Nor that the order would come from a Point Piper millionaire. Kate McClymont is Australia's best-known investigative journalist. Kate and McGurk received intel that he was going to be 'hit'. Before the two could meet, McGurk was murdered. Kate and her family also received death threats and were moved to a hotel for a few days. This story involves bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, miniature korans, developers, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families. It unpacks the structures of our major cities and asks some big big questions. Multiple Walkley-winner Kate tells it with pace and character and her insider status.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Res.
C9008962858 364.1524 MACC
Adult nonfiction   Earlville Branch . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780143795247
9780143795261
9780143795254
Dewey 364.1524
Author McClymont, Kate author.
Title Dead man walking : the murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich / Kate McClymont with Vanda Carson.
Published North Sydney, NSW : Vintage Books, 2019.
Physical description 382 pages ; 24 cm.
Note Includes bibliographical references.
Summary We all know Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but none of us expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot in the back of his head, in his driveway, in front of his nine-year-old son, in Cremorne. Nor that the order would come from a Point Piper millionaire. Kate McClymont is Australia's best-known investigative journalist. Kate and McGurk received intel that he was going to be 'hit'. Before the two could meet, McGurk was murdered. Kate and her family also received death threats and were moved to a hotel for a few days. This story involves bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, miniature korans, developers, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families. It unpacks the structures of our major cities and asks some big big questions. Multiple Walkley-winner Kate tells it with pace and character and her insider status.
Subject Medich, Ron
McGurk, Michael -- Assassination
True crime
Businessmen -- Crimes against
Businessmen -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Biography
Organized crime
True crime stories
Additional author Carson, Vanda author.
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