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Title: LIGHTING CANDLES
A PARAMILITARY'S WAR WITH DEATH, DRUGS AND DEMONS
By: David Leslie
Format: Paperback

List price: £9.99
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ISBN 10: 1845027515
ISBN 13: 9781845027513
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Publisher: BLACK AND WHITE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 2 June, 2014
Pages: 256
Description: When Manny McDonnell was twelve he awoke to discover British troops surrounding his home in the toughest area of trouble-torn Belfast. This book presents a colourful account of one man's nightmare journey through blood, bombs, bullets and smuggling that offers fresh insight into the world of major crime.
Synopsis: When Manny McDonnell was twelve he awoke to discover British troops surrounding his home in the toughest area of trouble-torn Belfast. Internment had begun and, encouraged by a fiercely Republican mother, he took to the streets with other school kids, throwing bricks, bottles and petrol bombs at soldiers. Jailed at fifteen for having IRA links, he became a unit commander leading deadly missions for the INLA before joining the IPLO, a group so vicious even the IRA ordered it to disband. But his decades of commitment to a free united Ireland turned to disillusion when bombs killed two little boys. By then he was a regular visitor to Scotland, where he befriended major gangland player Paul Ferris and then became the right-hand man of Tam 'The Licensee' McGraw. This remarkable, colourful account of one man's nightmare journey through blood, bombs, bullets and smuggling is a mix of tragedy, fear and humour and is a unique insight into the world of major crime. It includes stories telling how police unwittingly helped car bombers; a terrifying brush with the deadly Shankhill Butchers; the businessmen who made fortunes investing in drugs; hunting a child killer and a host more.It is also the story of how it is possible to put the past behind you and begin a brand new chapter.
Illustrations: 8pp colour plates
Publication: UK
Imprint: Black and White Publishing
Returns: Returnable
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