Get on board for a nail-biting ride.

While you were sleeping in the 70s and 80s, when few men of integrity stood tall in Australia's criminal justice system, John Wayne Ryan – a real life "Lethal Weapon" with a hatred of crime and corruption – was driven to take risks few would ever contemplate in a lifetime.

This is the first in a series of books by John W Ryan which will become essential reading for students of Australian modern criminal history.