The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia’s Toughest Cop

The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia’s Toughest Cop

There has never been a more feared or respected policeman in Australia than Brian â€œSkullâ€ Murphy.

Bestselling author Adam Shand tells the story of the last of the super cops. Through dramatic recreations, The Skull follows Brian Murphy on the beat as he collars big-time crims and small-time thugs, rubs shoulders with corrupt officials and flashy assassins, and uses a combination of old-school persuasion and self-styled â€˜slychologyâ€™ to recruit his network of informers.

Murphy ventures into the grey areas of law enforcement and the criminal underworld of the â€™70s and â€™80s, where he confronts such renowned villains as Christopher Dale Flannery, the Kane brothers and Ray Chuck.

Fast-paced and gritty, The Skull is the life and times of a legendary crime-fighter.

â€˜An energetic writing style that often captures the emotion of some truly extraordinary scenes.â€™ â€”NineMSN

â€˜A fascinating read â€¦ an insiderâ€™s insight into Melbourneâ€™s underworld.â€™ â€”Examiner

â€˜An enjoyably racy biography of a police officerâ€™ â€”Sydney Morning Herald

Adam Shand is a journalist with twenty-five years experience in television, print and online media. As a freelance reporter, he covered the rise to power of Nelson Mandela in South Africa, the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda and the corruption of Zimbabweâ€™s democracy. Since 1997 he has been an investigative reporter. He is the author of The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australiaâ€™s Toughest Cop, Big Shots: The Chilling Inside Story of Carl Williams and the Gangland Wars (2007) and the forthcoming Kangaroo Gang.
Country USA
Manufacturer Black Inc.
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-06-28
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Black Inc.
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2010-06-28
Format	Kindle eBook

The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia’s Toughest Cop

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