Sledgehammer Beck

<p>Sledgehammer Beck shines the light into the murky corners of one of the darkest periods in Australian law enforcement history. Merv Beck</p><p>was born to be an extraordinary policeman and from the outset he proved his mettle. But he was never more severely tested than when</p><p>the NSW Government led by Neville Wran tasked him with closing the illegal casinos and bookmakers which were the lifeblood of Sydney's</p><p>burgeoning organised crime syndicates.</p><p>Sledgehammer Beck provides startling insights into many of the mysteries and scandals that have beset New South Wales since the</p><p>mid-1970s up to and including the contemporary crises over money laundering in poker machines and plush billion-dollar casinos.</p><p><br></p><p>About Author:</p><p>Fia Cumming was a federal political correspondent in Canberra for 20 years. Because of her willingness to investigated major issues she was approached </p><p>around 2002 by former NSW police officer Mervyn Beck. </p><p>Beck asked her to write his story and she agreed not realising how big an undertaking this would prove. </p><p>As time has passed and many of the key players have passed away the biggest obstacle to telling the full story has been removed.</p>