The Kidnapping by Tommy Conlon & Ronan McGreevy

Description November 1983. Early morning in suburban south Dublin. Businessman Don Tidey is snatched from his car and the IRA has its latest kidnap victim. Weeks later he is tracked down to an isolated Leitrim wood, but in saving Tideys life a recruit garda and a soldier lose theirs. The Kidnapping is a brilliantly reported account of this landmark event by two accomplished journalists and Leitrim natives. Delving deep, they provide a chilling account of the lead-up to Tideys abduction, the massive manhunt that followed, his bloody rescue, the botched attempts to capture his abductors and the devastating fall-out personal and national that followed. At the heart of The Kidnapping revealing interviews with Don Tidey speaking about his experience in detail for the first time and with the families of Garda Gary Sheehan and Private Patrick Kelly, provide a startling and moving testimony of the lasting impact of these traumatic events. It is both a gripping read and one that raises profound questions for todays Ireland. Customers Also Liked Related products Sean Lemass: The Lost Memoir by Ronan McGreevy Great Hatred: The Assassination of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson MP by Ronan McGreevy Moving About the Place by Evelyn Conlon Reviews