Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byMichael O'Farrell.
COMING SOON
FUGITIVE: THE
MICHAEL LYNN STORY The True Story of the Epic Hunt to Bring One of
Ireland’s Most Notorious Fugitives to Justice
Michael O'Farrell
Fugitive: The Michael Lynn Story is a fast-paced and thrilling journey into the
mind of a reluctant fugitive brought down by his own insatiable
greed. This is investigative journalism at its most compelling,
placing the reader at the heart of the relentless global manhunt
for fugitive Irish solicitor Michael Lynn and his stolen millions,
and the criminal trials that saw him finally brought to justice.
Facing accusations of
massive fraud in 2007, Lynn secretly boards a flight at Dublin Airport
and vanishes. With him goes all trace of the staggering €18
million he secured from Irish banks and
clients. A month later, dogged investigative journalist
Michael O’Farrell is on his tail, tasked with tracking Lynn down.
From the Algarve to the
Black Sea and beyond, O’Farrell pursues his prey until he finally
corners Lynn, who agrees to speak to him. However, Lynn continues
to avoid the Irish authorities, even spending five years in a
hellish Brazilian prison fighting extradition. Now, sixteen years
after he first went on the run, he is finally being brought to
justice.
This is a truly
extraordinary tale of tension-filled encounters involving shadowy
fixers, violent Mafia villains, international law organisations,
suited, corporate crooks, and the man who thought he could outsmart
them all, Michael Lynn.
Paperback •
€19.99 | £17.99 • 304 pages • 234 mm x 153 mm
• 9781785373671
'O’Farrell excavates layers of irony, pathos
and comedy as he tracks down the fraudster and fugitive Michael
Lynn. A thrilling read.' - Trevor Birney
‘A story with
so many twists and turns it reads like a thriller – yet is very
real. Brilliantly researched and insightfully told.’ –Matt Cooper
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael O’Farrell is an investigative journalist who
was born in Los Angeles in 1974 and grew up in the Irish
midlands. A graduate of Trinity College and Dublin City
University, he began his career in the Irish
Examiner before joining The
Irish Mail on Sunday where he is currently the
paper’s Investigations Editor. In November 2023 he was named
Campaigning Journalist of the Year at the Irish Journalism Awards
for his work with whistleblowers, and he also took home the
Feature Journalist of the Year award. A keen fly fisherman,
Michael lives in rural Ireland with his wife and four children.
Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byMichael O'Farrell.
COMING SOON
FUGITIVE: THE
MICHAEL LYNN STORY The True Story of the Epic Hunt to Bring One of
Ireland’s Most Notorious Fugitives to Justice
Michael O'Farrell
Fugitive: The Michael Lynn Story is a fast-paced and thrilling journey into the
mind of a reluctant fugitive brought down by his own insatiable
greed. This is investigative journalism at its most compelling,
placing the reader at the heart of the relentless global manhunt
for fugitive Irish solicitor Michael Lynn and his stolen millions,
and the criminal trials that saw him finally brought to justice.
Facing accusations of
massive fraud in 2007, Lynn secretly boards a flight at Dublin Airport
and vanishes. With him goes all trace of the staggering €18
million he secured from Irish banks and
clients. A month later, dogged investigative journalist
Michael O’Farrell is on his tail, tasked with tracking Lynn down.
From the Algarve to the
Black Sea and beyond, O’Farrell pursues his prey until he finally
corners Lynn, who agrees to speak to him. However, Lynn continues
to avoid the Irish authorities, even spending five years in a
hellish Brazilian prison fighting extradition. Now, sixteen years
after he first went on the run, he is finally being brought to
justice.
This is a truly
extraordinary tale of tension-filled encounters involving shadowy
fixers, violent Mafia villains, international law organisations,
suited, corporate crooks, and the man who thought he could outsmart
them all, Michael Lynn.
Paperback •
€19.99 | £17.99 • 304 pages • 234 mm x 153 mm
• 9781785373671
'O’Farrell excavates layers of irony, pathos
and comedy as he tracks down the fraudster and fugitive Michael
Lynn. A thrilling read.' - Trevor Birney
‘A story with
so many twists and turns it reads like a thriller – yet is very
real. Brilliantly researched and insightfully told.’ –Matt Cooper
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael O’Farrell is an investigative journalist who
was born in Los Angeles in 1974 and grew up in the Irish
midlands. A graduate of Trinity College and Dublin City
University, he began his career in the Irish
Examiner before joining The
Irish Mail on Sunday where he is currently the
paper’s Investigations Editor. In November 2023 he was named
Campaigning Journalist of the Year at the Irish Journalism Awards
for his work with whistleblowers, and he also took home the
Feature Journalist of the Year award. A keen fly fisherman,
Michael lives in rural Ireland with his wife and four children.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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