Contents (83)
- ONE
- TWO
- THREE
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- FIVE
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- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- TWELVE
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- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
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- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
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- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
- THIRTY-EIGHT
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- FORTY
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- FORTY-NINE
- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
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- FIFTY-THREE
- FIFTY-FOUR
- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
- FIFTY-SEVEN
- FIFTY-EIGHT
- FIFTY-NINE
- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
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- SEVENTY-NINE
- Acknowledgements
- OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK
Those eyes alone made the presence of the man who stared out from the image nothing short of chilling.
‘It is absolutely essential that we find Karl Hirst as soon as possible. He is wanted for questioning in connection to the murder of the five Greater Manchester Police officers I have discussed. He is also wanted for questioning in relation to the kidnapping of Jessica Boon, and for the murder . . . for the murder of Detective Inspector Steven Hale from Scotland Yard, who was in the address at the time of the attacks with the intention of bringing Jessica Boon back to London for the purposes of dedicated and specialised police protection. In addition, we wish to speak to Karl Hirst in regard to the recent murders of former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Phillip Longman, of London gangland figures Leon Ferris, Kevin Tennant, Harvey Ellis and Tyrone Leach, of retired solicitor Adam Blunt and – just yesterday – of criminal barrister Derek Reid.’
The room came alive at the long list of names. First a murmur. Then a rumble. Finally an outright cacophony. A tsunami of questions poured out from the assembled press, all drowning each other out.
Levy made no attempt to answer. Instead she allowed the assembled reporters to continue until they realised their questions were fruitless. The majority returned to silence and Levy quietened the rest with a lowering of her hands.
Satisfied, she continued.
‘No questions will be answered about Karl Hirst at this press conference. So please do not ask them. We are not here today to give you a story. That will no doubt follow in due course, but the purpose of today is to ensure that the public are protected from what we believe to be a very dangerous individual. For that reason we ask that the information and photographs we have given you here are disseminated as widely and as regularly as possible until we have found Karl Hirst. We ask any member of the public who may have any information about him to come forward immediately. It doesn’t matter what that information is. No mater how trivial. No matter how tenuous. We want to know it and we want to know it now. Please contact us on the telephone number or the email displayed on the front of this desk, and which we ask the TV networks and internet sites to display also. Finally – and I think this goes without saying in any event – we believe that Karl Hirst is a very real danger to anyone who comes into contact with him, so we ask that no member of the public attempts to engage him. You must stay away and contact the police. For your own safety and the safety of those around you, do not engage this man. Thank you.’
Levy rose to her feet without another word. Turning to her right, she ignored the avalanche of questions thrown at her from the reporters and followed Chadwick from the room.