Acid attack : a journalist's war with organised crime

Findlay, Russell2018

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Russell Findlay spent decades taking on the most dangerous men in Scotland's criminal underworld. Organised crime clans such as the Daniels, Lyons, and McGoverns were unmasked by Findlay and his colleagues at the Sunday Mail and Scottish Sun. Also targeted were figures such as Paul Ferris, Frankie 'Donuts' Donaldson, Barry Hughes, James 'Jasper' McCann, and Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll. Two days before Christmas 2015, Findlay became the target of an unprecedented attack. Disguised as a postman, William 'Basil' Burns came to the journalist's home and hurled sulphuric acid in his face. But Burns then lost control of his knife and was overpowered by Findlay who handed him over to the police. Taking the botched hit as his starting point, Findlay unravels the identity of those suspected of hiring Burns, at the same time giving a unique insight into the criminal landscape of modern Scotland.