Acid Attack: A Journalists War With Organised Crime by Findlay, Russell
Acid Attack: A Journalists War With Organised Crime by Findlay, Russell
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Author(s): Findlay, Russell
Pub: Birlinn
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ISBN: 9781780274997 - New
196mm x 126mm x 20mm
Publication: 22 April 2018Pages: 272
Two days before Christmas 2015, veteran crime journalist Russell Findlay was the target of a vicious attack on his own doorstep. An unknown assailant, disguised as a postman, hurled sulphuric acid in his face before attempting to stab him with a steak knife. Despite suffering horrific burns, Findlay managed to overcome his assailant before the police arrived.
In this book he unravels the identity of the man who ordered the hit and reflects on a two-decade career during which he has exposed some of ScotlandGÇÖs most violent and dangerous men. The result is an unflinchingly realistic portrait of the countryGÇÖs criminal underworld, involving not just organised crimeGÇÖs most notorious bosses but also murky behaviour by lawyers, politicians, policeman and even fellow journalists which has enabled the criminals to flourish.