Secret Hero

The story of Captain Robert Nairac's abduction and murder by the IRA in 1977 has always been shrouded in mystery; and his life and heroic death continues to haunt the imagination. John Parker's enthralling and disturbing book at last uncovers the truth; drawing on unprecedented first-hand accounts from senior army colleagues and IRA sources, he answers the many questions surrounding Nairac's death. Why was he working alone and without back-up? Who was he meeting and why? Could he have been betrayed by his own side? What happened to his body? Secret Hero unravels one of the most enduring mysteries of the undercover war in Northern Ireland.