{"product_id":"sledgehammer-beck-why-sydneys-biggest-criminals-feared-one-honest-cop-9781922920447","title":"Sledgehammer Beck: Why Sydney's biggest criminals feared one honest cop","description":"\u003cp\u003eSledgehammer Beck shines the light into the murky corners of one of the darkest periods in Australian law enforcement history. Merv Beck\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas born to be an extraordinary policeman and from the outset he proved his mettle. But he was never more severely tested than when\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe NSW Government led by Neville Wran tasked him with closing the illegal casinos and bookmakers which were the lifeblood of Sydney's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eburgeoning organised crime syndicates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSledgehammer Beck provides startling insights into many of the mysteries and scandals that have beset New South Wales since the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emid-1970s, up to and including the contemporary crises over money laundering in poker machines and plush, billion-dollar casinos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout Author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFia Cumming was a federal political correspondent in Canberra for 20 years. Because of her willingness to investigated major issues she was approached \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003earound 2002 by former NSW police officer, Mervyn Beck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeck asked her to write his story and she agreed, not realising how big an undertaking this would prove. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs time has passed and many of the key players have passed away, the biggest obstacle to telling the full story has been removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inspiring Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922920447\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Fia Cumming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43112157184181,"sku":"9781922920447","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cfbd3c95-cf33-4637-8820-25e5815b4f6d.jpg?v=1693929925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sledgehammer-beck-why-sydneys-biggest-criminals-feared-one-honest-cop-9781922920447","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}