9.30am on 22 January 1993. The moment in crime history that one of Britain's most audacious thefts ever took place and the legend of 'Fast Eddie' was created.
This is the story of how Securicor guard Eddie Maher managed to pull off a £1.2 million heist, fled the country despite every port being closed, spawned an international manhunt, and managed to evade capture for 20 years. As Britain's Most Wanted Man, he led 30 detectives, FBI and Interpol on a wild goose chase across the USA.
Dubbed 'Fast Eddie' by the press, he was always one step ahead and after two decades on the run with his family using a series of of aliases and identities, Eddie began to think he'd committed the perfect crime until a cruel and dramatic betrayal proved otherwise...
Like a Hollywood movie script and told in full for the first time, Fast Eddie is the compelling story of how an ordinary British man became America's most notorious fugitive. Former Securicor guard and Fire Officer Eddie now lives in the south-east of England with his family. A gripping true story from Britain's Most Wanted Man after two decades on the run in America This is the first time Eddie has ever spoken out about his story and he is willing to reveal everything that the press have been dying to know for the last 20 years - including how he escaped. He has never confirmed or denied anything that has been printed about him before but will now in his own words. Eddie is committed to a broad publicity campaign. Fast Eddie follows a number of recent bestselling true crime titles, including armed robber Bobby Cummines' I Am Not A Gangster (55k copies sold) and is reminiscent of bestselling true crime classics like Mr Nice and The Train Robbers. This book will appeal to true crime fans interested in heists, robberies and fugitives as well as prison memoirs.
