The Puppet Masters

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>David Burke</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)> uncovers the clandestine activities of Patrick Crinnion a Garda intelligence officer who secretly served MI6 during the early years of the Troubles. As the Garda S��och��na launched a manhunt for the Chief-of-Staff of the IRA Crinnion found himself playing a crucial role in the effort to track him down.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Before his disappearance Crinnion's actions exposed a web of secrets including those of another British spy in the Irish police damaging intelligence leaks gunrunning by Irish politicians and a cover-up related to the murder of a Garda.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Burke reveals MI6's shady dealings from attempts to smear Irish politicians to plans for using criminals as assassins and the secret surveillance of a key IRA member.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Crinnion fled into exile. </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>The Puppet Masters</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(33 37 41 1)> not only reveals what became of him but also provides an insightful look into a turbulent period marked by covert operations betrayal and the power struggle that shaped modern Irish history.</span></p><p><br></p>