Dead Man Walking: The Murky World of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich

Vintage Books / Penguin, 2019. Softcover. Very Good +. TRUE CRIME AUSTRALIAWe 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.First Edition. 382 pages ; 24 cm #210923 A note on sources 1, The shooting 2. The sociopath next door 3. A whodunnit for the rich and famous 4. McGurk's early years 5. It's taken long enough 6. The snob mob from Blueberry Hill 7. McGurk's dodgy deals 8. Kidnapped 9. The miniature Koran 10. The odd couple 11. Big Jim and the Krispy Kremes 12. The Tilleys 13. McGurk's fiery message 14. Mutual destruction 15. The tape 16. A very smart operator 17. Craziness after the murder 18. Parliamentary inquiry 19. ICAC: Nothing to see here 20. Lucky 21. Finding a hitman 22. The job is done 23. The arrests 24. They want your father not mine 25. The wheels of justice turn slowly 26. The last man standing 27. Round two 28. The evidence stacks up 29. No brotherly love 30. The trial of Ron Medich 31. No happy ending 32. The price of freedom Notes McGurk, Michael -- Assassination Medich, Ron True crime Businesspeople -- Crimes against Businesspeople -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Biography Businessmen -- Crimes against Businessmen -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Biography Murder -- Investigation -- New South Wales -- Case studies Murder -- New South Wales -- Sydney Trials (Murder) -- New South Wales -- Sydney -- Case studies Corruption investigation -- New South Wales Organized crime Australian Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good +