{"product_id":"man-who-couldnt-wait","title":"MAN WHO COULDN'T WAIT","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs47DB3EB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:italic;Segoe UI;} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .csDF76FDB{12pt;font-weight:normal;color:#181B21;font-style:normal;Segoe UI;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eCabramatta was embroiled in a heroin epidemic, gang wars and demands to deport Vietnamese gangsters when local MP John Newman was gunned down in the driveway of his home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewman's murder was billed as Australia's first political assassination and the killer was identified within hours as the politically ambitious Vietnamese refugee and Deputy Mayor, Phuong Ngo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNgo was found guilty of killing Newman to take his seat in parliament and sentenced to die in jail. But there have always been questions about his conviction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy did it take seven years and three trials to find Phuong Ngo guilty? Why were the names of so many witnesses and so much evidence kept secret? How could Ngo be the murder mastermind when both of the men accused of shooting Newman were acquitted? Why is the killer still at large? And why do some of the most senior politicians of the day say they never believed Phuong Ngo was guilty?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first time, Phuong Ngo tells his story, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs47DB3EB\"\u003eThe Man Who Couldn't Wait \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csDF76FDB\"\u003eunpicks one of the country's longest and most secretive investigations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books N Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49638231933168,"sku":"9781761473111","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1855\/5830\/files\/9781761473111_1.jpg?v=1777612451","url":"https:\/\/booksngifts.com.au\/products\/man-who-couldnt-wait","provider":"Books N Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}