Böcker av Ian Wishart

THE EVIDENCE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN: Police Witness Statements Inside For nearly two decades, authors and documentary-makers have given you their own versions of the Scott Watson evidence, sometimes based on faded memories of people interviewed five or six years after the events in question. Now, for the first time, with the release here you can read exactly what key witnesses told police, and judge for yourself whether others have quoted them correctly. What did Guy Wallace, Hayden Morresey and Sarah Dyer really see when they dropped Ben & Olivia off to a mystery boat? Why did Wallace tell police that Watson's boat Blade was "very similar" to the mystery vessel? Which star witness positively identified Blade being repainted by the mystery man at Picton? Regardless of whether you believe Watson is guilty or innocent, the release of these key documents will show once and for all whose stories have changed over time, and what the witnesses really said. What you are about to read may challenge everything you thought you knew about this highly controversial murder case...

The book that shocked a nation, with a major new twist in one of the most perplexing maritime murder mysteries of this millennium. Fifteen-hundred revelers gathered for New Year's Eve at a picturesque Lodge, accessible only by boat, in New Zealand's stunningly scenic Marlborough Sounds. Two of those revelers, 21 year old Ben Smart and 17 year old Olivia Hope, were never seen again. This is, for the first time, the real story of what happened. Scott Watson was convicted of their murders, but the question has always lingered: did he really do it. Now, we have the answers that even police overlooked. For the first time: you be the judge...

Jailed for a crime he didn't commit, now for the first time in 40 years, Arthur Allan Thomas tells his incredible story as we name a new prime suspect in the Crewe Murders. The story that began with David Yallop's 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt' draws to a stunning conclusion in 'The Inside Story'

The battle for control of your life: the rise of democratic totalitarianism For the first time in history, governments are on the brink of being able to totally control your life. This is where The Truman Show meets The Omen. Be very afraid The story of human history has always been one of power and control. From Alexander the Great through the massive Roman Empire, and even Adolf Hitler's global imperial plans, leaders have repeatedly lunged at the opportunity to take control of as much of the planet as they could hold by force. They say that those who don't learn from the mistakes of history are condemned to repeat them. A new generation of intelligent totalitariacrats have no intention of repeating past errors. Using state of the art technology, and state of the art bureaucracy, the new totalitariacrats have realised that if they wrap people up in enough red tape, fuelled by social manipulation and carefully engineered crises, they can seize control incrementally. In this must read book, investigative journalist and #1 bestselling author Ian Wishart reveals just how close they now are to achieving their goal of a new, globalist empire, and how they've 'educated' the public to not just accept it, but beg for it. This is not a battle between Left and Right. This is a battle between Citizens and the State... They say turkeys won't vote for an early Christmas. The evidence strongly suggests otherwise...

They called him "Luigi'. In fact, they've called him lots of things. Love him or loathe him, there's no denying Winston Raymond Peters is a force of nature. He's the former school teacher brought to tears by a class of 11 year olds. He's the former blast furnace worker for BHP Australia. He's the man who helped inspire Dame Whina Cooper's Land March in 1975. He's the man credited with the introduction of the proportional voting system we now use. But there's another side to Winston Peters. He's the man whose campaign against business and political corruption forced an inquiry and birthed a major new political party. Along the way, Peters has entertained and infuriated his friends and foes in almost equal measure. He has known utter defeat, and absolute triumph; experienced total loyalty, and abject betrayal. "Winston" is the most fascinating unauthorised political biography you're likely to read, tracing the greatest hits and misses of the most dramatic career in NZ politics since World War 2.

For 2000 years, debate has raged - who is Jesus Christ? Is he a great teacher or is he God? Is there even a reason to believe in God in our modern scientific world? In the past decade, the war on Belief has become more vocal with the rise of 'New Atheism' advocates like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and the late Christopher Hitchens. Throw in media favorites like John Spong, Karen Armstrong or Lloyd Geering, and you'd be forgiven for thinking the atheists had won, the debate was over. Except for one thing. The atheists got it wrong. Investigative journalist Ian Wishart decided to put the best arguments against Christianity to the test. What he found will stun you. None of the most quoted evidence against Jesus Christ or the existence of God stands up to close scrutiny. Whether you're a Christian or not, your questions, and the answers, are here. "One of the best Christian apologetic books I have read" - The NZ Catholic "He takes the "inaccuracies" of Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Spong and others and pulls them apart, looking deep into the facts and issues around them and explaining with clarity the real story that is behind them. The second half of the book deals much more specifically with the Biblical claims (the existence of Christ, His resurrection, miracles and prophecy are all included)" - The Bible Geek

It is a story of Hollywood, and movie stars like David Bowie and Tatum O'Neal. It is a story of children's fairytales penned by one of Walt Disney's best-loved animators - the man who created Fantasia. It is a story of the Aga Khan, Robert Sangster, and the battle for control of the world's bloodstock industry. It is a story of men armed with Uzi machine guns, of glittering tax havens and unspeakable wealth. It is a story that begins in New Zealand and encircles the globe. Told by top investigative journalist and five times #1 bestselling author Ian Wishart, Lawyers, Guns & Money is a gripping legal thriller in the tradition of John Grisham's The Firm - only this one is a true story.What the critics said: "He's onto another winner. Wishart...is exceptionally thorough. He skilfully blends official documents with his own observations and material from his own inquiries, giving a more informative picture than could ever have been possible in the daily media" - Manawatu Evening Standard"If you like to mix business with pleasure, take Lawyers, Guns & Money to your beachside accommodation with you" - North & South"Wishart has grown as an author" - Otago Daily Times

A death, missing computer disks, a winebox full of secret files, a tax haven, alleged extortion, arms dealing, corruption, coverups and criminal fraud, billion dollar deals, kidnap attempts, espionage, secret military operations, death threats, break-ins, a maverick politician...and an investigative television team's battle to expose the truth Follow The Paradise Conspiracy on a journey to a country you never knew existed, that politicians would still have you believe doesn't exist, a place one diplomat called 'a dirty little country'. Using a New Zealand Government bank as their flagship, they sailed the seas of global high finance under a tax haven's Jolly Roger, their victims the taxpayers of an unsuspecting world. This is the story they spent two years and a million dollars trying to muzzle, but the biggest secrets are about to be told. The Paradise Conspiracy - the explosive true narrative behind the winebox investigation that embroiled New Zealand, Australia, the US, Japan, the UK and tax havens across the planet - from the award-winning journalist who cracked the winebox code - it doesn't read like a tax story, it reads like a crime story. --- The Paradise Conspiracy by Ian Wishart was a #1 bestseller in its home market and quickly spread around the world, notching up 40,000 copy sales and inspiring a movie, 'Spooked' WHAT THE CRITICS SAY: "It is the closest thing to a John Grisham novel, but it is the real thing" - Waikato Times "A Watergate-type tale" - NZ Listener magazine "Sensational stuff and hard to fault. Wishart is a professional" - The Republican

From the author of two #1 bestsellers - The Paradise Conspiracy and Lawyers, Guns & Money - comes the final piece of the jigsaw... In the eighties and nineties, a small coterie of business tycoons stumbled on an incredible get-rich-quick scheme, using dodgy tax havens, fake documents and political connections that reached all the way to the top. Why did politicians interfere in criminal investigations? Who authorised covert surveillance of a rising political star threatening to expose corruption? Why did a director of state-owned TV New Zealand resign in a scandal? Were bribes paid to prevent an inquiry into the billion dollar BNZ collapse? Is there evidence that the Winebox Royal Commission of Inquiry's anti-corruption investigation became 'compromised'?