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John Gilligan is no altar boy, by his own admission. One of Ireland’s most infamous criminals and drug lords, and widely believed in the court of public opinion to have ordered the cold-blooded murder of crime reporter Veronica Guerin, he remains a defiant figure. In this remarkable book – the first of its kind – journalist Jason O’Toole distills hours of sensational face-to-face, no-holds-barred interviews with the criminal into a fast-paced and jaw-dropping account of the Irish gangland scene. And Gilligan doesn’t mince his words. ‘I didn’t believe in God, but I know I’m going to hell''
Starting out as a petty thief in Dublin, Gilligan rose to the status of crime lord earning £10 million from drugs within his first two years.He mixed with serious criminals such as Martin ‘The General’ Cahill, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, Patrick 'Dutchy' Holland and John Traynor. He was deeply involved with money laundering, miraculously survived an assassination attempt, and it is said he has millions stashed away at a secret location. O’Toole demands answers from Gilligan for all the hard questions; some of his responses will make readers shiver. Gilligan knew that laying all his cards on the table could mean signing his own death warrant. But he has done it here. With a cast of many the country’s notable underworld figures, this exposé is nothing short of explosive.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Born in Dublin, Jason O’Toole has worked as a journalist, columnist, editor and pub-lisher.He was Senior Editor of Hot Press for six years, and his journalism has also appeared in the Irish DailyMail, The Sunday Times, Irish Independent, La Repubblica, Playboy and Empire. O’Toole is the author of nine books, including The Path to Power: Brian Cowen(2008), Memory Man (with Jimmy Magee, 2012 )and the bestselling Crime Ink (2009), an anthology of his in-depth interviews with Ireland’s most notorious criminals.
DUE FOR PUBLICATION - 4th September 2023
