Once Upon A Time in Essex: The Essex Boy Murders - Paperback

by Big Foot (Author)

Now Professionally Edited. Triple murder in a quiet Essex village. Three of the County's most feared criminals are dead. It is December 1995. Six weeks earlier, an innocent girl dead by misadventure and cruel turn of fate. These facts are undisputed, written in stone and intrinsically linked. As is the conviction of two innocent men. Once Upon a Time in Essex. An exciting and fast-paced thriller, delivering an alternative explanation with a plausible how and why. It answers difficult questions and deals with the facts as proven. The author does not seek to discredit any previous accounts or versions of events leading up to the gruesome murders. He merely offers an interesting alternative scenario to be considered. Given the nature of so many unexplained facts and circumstances surrounding major crime, both then and now. The book may offer some explanation as to why so many of Britain's major crime bosses are plagued by an unexplainable occurrence of bad luck and at such inconvenient times in their careers. And why there is no Good Life for them in retirement. Make your own minds up, but be careful who you tell, or rather how you tell!! Naturally, I have made some elements fit my purpose. Please don't quibble on minor issues. There have been many versions of who, why and how. Regarding the events which took place on the night of the 6th December 1995 in Rettendon, Essex. The death of three men is all that is certain. They were notorious, violent and professional criminals. And they died on a lonely and deserted farmer's track. In the middle of nowhere, unarmed. These are the only details of the event universally accepted. Two men are serving life on scant evidence. The convicted proclaim their innocence, yet appeal has been denied or manoeuvred from grasp. Conspiracy theories are rife. Several films and a few accounts have clawed their way into existence, to be portrayed as factual accounts of the event. Fact or fiction, perhaps no longer relevant in the unforgettable and alluring story about the untimely death of the gentlemen in question. Pat Tate, Craig Rolfe and Tony Tucker. They are dead, and somebody knows why and how. They aren't talking. The legend, perhaps best, now becomes a fable. Corporal William Handley served in the Falklands war. A member of the legendary 22 Special Air Service Regiment. D Squadron, Mountain Troop. It is not a forever career, and he can't do Civvy Street. He joins the Metropolitan Police. Perhaps they should have turned him away; someone in Special Branch thinks otherwise. Bill's career is nothing out of the ordinary, with no spectacular rise through the ranks. Just a steady bloke, eventually becoming a sergeant in the Criminal Investigation Department. Out of a uniform, but never really. Hollywood's in Romford, the first big door for Tony Tucker. Not long before the bright lights of Bas Vegas, a few miles along the Southend Arterial beckon.Referred to as Basildon by Essex Police. Tucker and Tate's organisation and muscle snowballs. Fuelled by steroids, ecstasy and fast, easy money. Essex is partying, and the Essex Boys are cashing in. The power struggles spill out onto the streets. Eventually getting the attention of the serious organised crime team. The trouble is, the Essex Boys are always one step ahead. They're learning fast, got inside help. No one has the bottle to break ranks or give evidence. The pair have earned the right to step back from front-line work, never going down for a large possession, when there are so many mules to do the work for them. Eventually, if you push hard enough, there's going to be collateral. It's a certainty. The wrong person will go down, an innocent. It had all gone too far, and they didn't care. They were busy looking at the next big bit of work. This time they were helping themselves to someone else's prize, and they had their eye off the ball. It was just a quick look down a leafy lane, then

Author Biography

Big Foot, the pseudonym and long-time nickname of the author. The author, born May 1963, has had a colourful and interesting life. And fortunate to have lived in and travelled through many places in the last twenty-five years. Having spent barely a handful of days in the last eight years in the UK. Those places include Sierra Leone, Senegal, Cape Town, Moscow, Mauritania, Monaco, Lugano, Puerto Banus, Miami, Paris, Brussels, Gibraltar, Edinburgh, Majorca, Sydney, Wellington, Auckland, Villars-sur-Ollon, Tokyo, Shanghai and in no particular order. Most of these were not flying visits, but actual periods of habitation. The short stays are too numerous to mention and include India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, South America and most of Eastern Europe. When Big Foot writes, he writes with first-hand knowledge of a place, its people and the culture. The life of BigFoot has been an interesting and colourful one; having been through numerous phases, meeting success and failure and treating those two imposters the same. Forming part of the Chinese Delegation at the Global Climate Summit in Cancun 2010 and being asked to be the Executive Director of the Beijing Emissions Trading association was a career highlight. There are many interesting tales, too numerous to mention here. These and other weird and strange events shaping the course of his life throughout the last thirty years. Lonergan has experienced success and failure in extreme measures and has seen how fickle the financial world can be. Therefore, the author has some knowledge and first-hand experience of his subject matter. Big Foot has completed several other fiction works and has several more in progress. He believes he can create a good number of modern fictional thrillers, from the extraordinary life he has seen and lived. Big Foot currently lives in Dubai on the famous Palm Jumeirah, where he spends his days scribbling; looking for inspiration and cause. And trying to remain almost sane in this ever changing and multifaceted world. The story's come easily and there are many more to follow. Having walked a fine line for many years, the writer understands there are always at least two sides to a tale. Each will have merit and fault, perhaps not in equal measure; Big Foot is only the storyteller and never the judge. Interested agents are most welcome. martin@bigfootwriter.com