Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
by Henry Hemming
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The search for justice for this one man's death--his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit--would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission. And there have been persistent rumors that one of the country's most senior show more politicians, the Sinn Fein leader Martin McGuinness, might have been personally involved in this particular murder. Relying on archival research, interviews, and the findings of a new complete police investigation, Four Shots in the Night tells a riveting story not just of this murder but of his role in the decades-long conflict that defined him--the Troubles. And the questions it tackles are even larger: how did the Troubles really come to an end? Was it a feat of diplomatic negotiation, as we've been told--or did spies play the decisive role? And how far can, or should, a spy go, for the good of his country? Four Shots in the Night is a page-turner that will make you think. show lessTags
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A very good account of a murder of an IRA informer during the Troubles, and the extent of the involvement of spies in the IRA organization and top IRA officials involvement in the killings. Includes accounts of the largest murder investigation in British history in the late 2010s, which did not result in charges due to deaths of the suspects and changes in British law. Highly recommended.
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Henry Hemming is the author of four previous works of nonfiction, including Misadventure in the Middle East. He has written for the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Times, Economist, FT Magazine, and the Washington Post, and appeared on Radio 4's Today programme and NBC's "Today" show. He lives in London with his wife and daughter. show more www.henryhemming.com show less
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