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Getting away with Murder The first trilogy of the series To get away with murder takes a bit of skill—or a lot of good luck. Sometimes it takes large bribes to divert the attention of investigating police. In this gripping trilogy, award-winning true crime author Tony Reeves tells how three people literally got away with murder. It is an unusual twist to the murder mystery genre: here Reeves tells us "who dunnit" and how they walked away scott free. There's the story of attractive young Sydney model Shirley Beiger who shot her boyfriend dead in a public street, admitted to cops and hour later "I shot Arthur" and was found totally innocent by an all-male jury! Not many people around Sydney vice headquarters, Kings Cross, took Ray Brouggy seriously: he was known as "Mad Ray". Before he died Tony Reeves had lengthy interviews with him, and it became "confession time" for Ray Brouggy. We track at least six bloody murders he committed: and got away with the lot! And when the Toecutter Gang in Sydney waged war with mobsters from Melbourne's criminal heartland, the bodies were piling up in the streets. One man, Bill Maloney, hiding away in fear of his life, told all to the cops—and was let off scott free. Tony Reeves managed to get hold of a copy of his extraordinary tell-all statement. Getting Away With Murder by Tony Reeves was published in 2009 by Reeves Lourensz Group Pty Ltd and appears on lulu.com. |
 Where to buy Click here A critic's comments: "Tony Reeves knows more about Sydney crime than the local coppers, even those he has investigated over the years. So it comes as no surprise that he has solved crimes that proved beyond the collective skills of the finest police force that money can buy. Tony has chronicled murder and mayhem, Sydney's principal industry, for four decades and has out-lived most of the practitioners of the trade he writes about so eloquently. He's always been "a good read"—illuminating, entertaining, authoritative, controversial—and here he's done it again. "Getting Away With Murder" is required reading for those with a conscience, who care about their city, particularly those at Police HQ and others with something to hide... —Barry Ward |