Since Gerry O'Carroll joined Ireland's Garda in the early 1970s, there has been much bloodshed and plenty of controversy. As one of the force's most distinguished detective inspectors, he has seen his fair share of both. Following his first posting as an officer on the beat in Rathfarham, County Dublin, Gerry spent three decades investigating some of the country's most high-profile crimes, and here he explains the motives behind them and reveals the confessions that led to convictions. The...
The autobiography of Ireland’s highest profile policeman; who cracked his first case when a shared prayer with a suspected killer prompted the man to confess; who helped Jon Voight prepare for his role as a cop in the film The General, based on the life of a gangster vigorously pursued by O’Carroll.