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The true story of Deborah Wallace, the legendary 'gangbuster' of NSW Police Force.

About the Author

Mark Morri worked in the 1980s as a crime reporter, covering the Sydney gangland murders, the Father's Day Bikie massacre and the abduction of Sydney schoolgirl Samantha Knight. Over the past thirty-five years, Mark has covered nearly every major crime in Sydney and is currently the crime editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph. Deborah Wallace joined the NSW Police Force in 1983, starting at the Blacktown station. She gained notoriety early in her career, when she was involved in the investigation into the murder of 26-year-old nurse Anita Cobby. Deborah rose in the ranks to Detective Superintendent and commanded various specialist squads, including the South East Asian Crime Squad, Middle Eastern Organised Crime and Strike Force Raptor. She retired in December 2019. She lives in Sydney.