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Four shots in the night : a true story of espionage, murder and justice in Northern Ireland
Hemming, Henry2025
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. After his recruitment by British secret intelligence, Frank Hegarty infiltrated IRA circles and became trusted with the most covert operations. But soon Frank would have to make an impossible decision, with devastating and deadly consequences. In 2016 a detective began to investigate the chilling possibility that Frank was murdered by another undercover British agent, known as 'Stakeknife'.
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Edition:
Updated new edition.
Imprint:
London : Quercus, 2025.
Collation:
354 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2024.Previous edition: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781529426779 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.60824941.6941.6082941.6082/PBK941.608
LC class:
DA990.U46
Local class:
941.608
Language:
English
Subject:
Hegarty, Frank -- AssassinationProvisional IRAStakeknifeNorthern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998Murder -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryMurder -- Investigation -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryPolitical violence -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryEspionage -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th centuryHistory
BRN:
4156075