Tom Gilling’s The Bagman Final Confessions of Jack Herbert opens the door on one of Australia’s most explosive true-crime tales, recounting the life of the crooked cop whose testimony rocked the Fitzgerald Inquiry. This gripping biography delivers a front-row seat to Queensland’s gritty underbelly, tracing how Herbert rose from small-time graft to the centre of a web that brought down ministers and police chiefs alike.
First editions of this Australian history classic rarely surface, and this copy carries a personal inscription on the front endpaper—an extra touch of authenticity for collectors of signed or inscribed non-fiction. While the pages show light foxing typical of 2004 paper, the binding remains tight and every page turns freely, with no tears, dog-ears, or smoke odours.
History buffs, true-crime devotees and readers curious about Australia’s darker chapters will find Herbert’s candid story both chilling and compulsively readable. Secure this scarce first edition before it disappears into another private collection.
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