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Book Review: Fugitive is an impressive unpicking of Michael Lynn’s crooked world
Michael O’Farrell’s book is at its most compelling when trying to probe the shamed solicitor’s character and motives
Michael Lynn has always loved the sound of his own voice. Whenever he sang at weddings and parties as a boy, friends recall, the microphone would have to be wrestled from his icy grip.
The rogue solicitor’s garrulousness was excellent news for investigative reporter Michael O’Farrell, author of this revelatory book about 16 years spent chasing and analysing Ireland’s most notorious white-collar criminal.
“Why does he talk to you?” O’Farrell’s daughter asked after a typically ...
