In search of John : the Abbeylara story of depression, loss and a family's quest for justice /
Marie Carthy.
- Dublin : Hodder Headline Ireland, 2007.
- 249 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Written in collaboration with June Considine.
In search of John; Afterword by Sean Love; Acknowledgments; Appendix
John Carthy was shot dead by the gardai in April 2000, outside his home in Abbeylara, Co. Longford. What began as a private family happening in a small Irish town had quickly turned into a media circus of national proportions. The result was a fatal shooting. John's sister, Marie, tells the story.
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