Four shots in the night, a true story of spies, murder, and justice in Northern Ireland, Henry Hemming
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Four shots in the night, a true story of spies, murder, and justice in Northern Ireland, Henry Hemming
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-323) and index
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non fiction
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Four shots in the night
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bibliography
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1393525553
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Henry Hemming
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a true story of spies, murder, and justice in Northern Ireland
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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 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
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4 shots in the nightTrue story of spies, murder, and justice in Northern Ireland
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- True crime stories
- Spies -- England -- Death -- Case studies
- Informers -- Northern Ireland -- Death -- Case studies
- England -- Relations -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th century
- Assassination -- Northern Ireland -- Case studies
- Informers -- England -- Death -- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- Relations -- England -- History -- 20th century
- Homicide investigation -- Northern Ireland -- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1968-1998
- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998
- Northern Ireland -- History
- Espionage -- England -- Case studies
- Irish Republican Army -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Case studies
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- True crime stories
- Spies -- England -- Death -- Case studies
- Informers -- Northern Ireland -- Death -- Case studies
- England -- Relations -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th century
- Assassination -- Northern Ireland -- Case studies
- Informers -- England -- Death -- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- Relations -- England -- History -- 20th century
- Homicide investigation -- Northern Ireland -- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1968-1998
- Case studies
- Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998
- Northern Ireland -- History
- Espionage -- England -- Case studies
- Irish Republican Army -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Case studies
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