Dead man walking : the murky world of Michael McGurk and Ron Medich

"Employing her insider status and trademark wit, pace and intelligence, Kate McClymont unravels the complex business relationships between Michael McGurk and Ron Medich. Rumour has it that Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but no one expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot, in the back of his head, in his driveway, in Cremorne. Nor that, ultimately, a Point Piper millionaire would be convicted for ordering the hit. But this is not just a Sydney story. Its strands traverse Moscow, Brunei, Indonesia and Hawaii and involve property deals, fraud, conspiracy, false identities, kidnapping and a miniature Koran. There are bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families. Just prior to his murder, Michael McGurk who had a history of violence, threats, arson charges, intimidation and failed businesses had informed Kate McClymont, Australias best-known investigative journalist, that he believed there was a hit out on him. They agreed they would meet, and then he was shot. This is an extraordinary story of ten years of events that you simply could not make up."--Back cover We All Know Sydney Is Full Of Corruption And Crime, But None Of Us Expected To Read About A Sydney Businessman Being Shot In The Back Of His Head, In His Driveway, In Front Of His Nine-year-old Son, In Cremorne. Nor That The Order Would Come From A Point Piper Millionaire. Kate Mcclymont Is Australia's Best-known Investigative Journalist. Kate And Mcgurk Received Intel That He Was Going To Be 'hit'. Before The Two Could Meet, Mcgurk Was Murdered. Kate And Her Family Also Received Death Threats And Were Moved To A Hotel For A Few Days. This Story Involves Bumbling Criminals, Turncoats, Snitches, Miniature Korans, Developers, Wealthy People Brought Down, And Devastated Families. It Unpacks The Structures Of Our Major Cities And Asks Some Big Big Questions. A Note On Sources -- 1, The Shooting -- 2. The Sociopath Next Door -- 3. A Whodunnit For The Rich And Famous -- 4. Mcgurk's Early Years -- 5. It's Taken Long Enough -- 6. The Snob Mob From Blueberry Hill -- 7. Mcgurk's Dodgy Deals -- 8. Kidnapped -- 9. The Miniature Koran -- 10. The Odd Couple -- 11. Big Jim And The Krispy Kremes -- 12. The Tilleys -- 13. Mcgurk's Fiery Message -- 14. Mutual Destruction -- 15. The Tape -- 16. A Very Smart Operator -- 17. Craziness After The Murder -- 18. Parliamentary Inquiry -- 19. Icac: Nothing To See Here -- 20. Lucky -- 21. Finding A Hitman -- 22. The Job Is Done -- 23. The Arrests -- 24. They Want Your Father Not Mine -- 25. The Wheels Of Justice Turn Slowly -- 26. The Last Man Standing -- 27. Round Two -- 28. The Evidence Stacks Up -- 29. No Brotherly Love -- 30. The Trial Of Ron Medich -- 31. No Happy Ending -- 32. The Price Of Freedom -- Notes -- Acknowledgements. Kate Mcclymont ; With Vanda Carson. Includes Bibliographical References.