From the dingy backstreets
of Belfast to the exotic fleshpots of Rio, from the tough discipline of
the British Army to uproarious international tours with wild rock stars,
John Miller has plied his trade as soldier of the Queen and soldier of
Fortune.
As one of the elite fighting
men of the Brigade of Guards, he operated secretly in the brutal undercover
war against the Provisional IRA in Ulster. But he threw secrecy to
the wind to snatch Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs from his bolt-hole in
Brazil, taking over where Scotland Yard had failed to put the
notorious thief and jail-breaker
behind bars.
On a small island in the
Gulf of Mexico, on the trail of the fugitive Lord Lucan, John Miller had
an armed showdown which made interantional headlines.
On the plains of a Central
American republic he led a rag-tag guerrilla army in a revolt aimed at
overthrowing hte government.
From a hidden city ringed
with armed guards he snatched the daughter of a millionaire from the clutches
of a bizarre religious cult.
Adventurous, outrageous,
brave, foolhardy, John Miller is one of the country's most sought-after
private soldiers.
Now the the first time he
reveals all about the clients who have hired him, the identities of those
who have required his special services and the truth behind his most daring
escapades.
Reviews
Enrico Cadillac Fan Club rated this book as
Excellent
Anyone who calls Mr Miller a liar, a con man or a charlatan of any kind is severley mistaken. I've read the book, met the man himself, been drunk with him and even been advised by him about a detox-inducing grape diet. John Miller is a LEGEND. Long may he prosper!
Jeremy Finch rated this book as
Good
I met John Miller in the early 1980's through a reporter for
Daily Variety, the late David Barton. I worked very closely with John
researching a screenplay I wrote about the Biggs operation entitled
"Get Biggs!" Although optioned several times, it never got produced and
that's too bad because it's a helluva story and readily verifiable by
documented fact. So far as John Miller the man is concerned, however,
like any other character pulled down off the big screen or lifted from the
pages of a novel, he gets smaller in real life. The fact of the matter
is, he's a very charming hustler and sociopath whose profession may be
providing security to rock bands but whose avocation is shameless
self-promotion. That said, he's still been the places he says he's been and
done the things he says he's done; it's just that because he's so
obsessed with his own notoriety he's often reckless with his friendships and
business relationships. This disappoints and pisses off a lot
of people, some of whom you have heard from on this site. But is John
the fearless adventurer he makes himself out to be? You bet he is --
especially to himself. Look folks, the world already has too many
damned Boy Scouts. We need the occasional rascal like John to keep us on
our toes and to add texture and tang to our lives. But trust or depend
on him? Well, that's a different story.
Lou
rated this book as
Excellent
I have read this book and would say yes there is an element of fantasy, however knowing John as well as I do I think that he would be the very first to admit to that. Sounds to me that a few of the guys writing on here are jealous. John you make me laugh out loud each time we meet. Long may it continue. Only greedy people can be conned.
Steve
rated this book as
It's already in the bin
full of shit tarnishes the good name of operators who lost their lives in the fight against provie shite
Dee
rated this book as
Excellent
I am trying to get in touch with Mr Miller, I am an old friend of his from the 1980's. Can anyone help? With thanks.
ALBA ( NICKNAME)
rated this book as
It's already in the bin
John Miller ( real name ) John Mckillop is a total fraud.
He never worked undercover in NI in fact I would challenge him to deny this
He is a fantasist howver I would wish him well
As for his attempt to kidnap Biggs this is the only thing he has managed to pull off albeit on the second time
John if you read this reply to this website and I will get in touch
Laslo Vosolich
rated this book as
It's already in the bin
John Miller is a second rate con man...a liar and a thief. His book is a complete pack of lies and has no basis in reality whatsoever. That a crackpot wannabe is able to print rubbish whio has never served in any elite training except being a recruit in the scumbag anarchy service SAS. He even was thrown out of that for failing to have any stamina. The only thing he does is talk rubbish...till he is blue in the face.
Anonymous rated this book as
It's already in the bin
John Miller is a liar and a thief. He deserves nothing but contempt and definentely doesn't deserve any movies or books written about his lies. An ugly strange looking fake he thinks himself charming...what a joke. It's a wonder after all the people he has burned that he isn't deceased.
Susan
Smallwood rated this book as
Excellent
Having
read this throughly good book I would love to meet Mr Miller, he sounds
an extremely brave, intelligent and good looking man, a potential James
Bond? It was very refreshing to read an autobiography which for once
was self deprecating, while still remaining very interesting. How could
I get in touch with Mr Miller?
Paul Harmsworth rated this
book as
"It's already in the bin"
Unfortunately
John Miller and his real story are known to me. This book is about 80%
fantasy and 20 % bulls***! This man is a Walter Mitty who was thrown out
of the british army.(he claims to have been decorated for gallantry in
N.Ireland with Q.G.M, the army has no record of this. He is a convicted
pornographer, has spent time in prison for theft and has been investigated
by the Met.Police, more than once over sex offences against women(don't
try and deny it John - details can be provided...)Although this might seem
like a great adventure few details in this book can be backed up by him
or are checkable. If published as the fiction it is the book would probably
be a best seller.
Anonymous
rated this book as
Excellent
Paul,
I am very interested in you comment, can you explain to me how you know
all of this? Paul, your story is of great interest to myself. I know John
Miller very well and would not have thought he was the kind of man to do
such things as you say Is there any hard evidence of what you are accusing
him of doing?
Brad
rated this book as
It's already in the bin
I am only writing this review as John miller ( alias doug ) is a fake. He is going around offering females lots of money earnings do adult work of various nature and depending on what the assignment is ripping them off. I had a girl complaining to me after I had introduced her to him and his assailant michael? if that is his name saying she had been coned by these guys. John offered us a lot of money and had all these ideas he wanted to do with us which cost us money and never came to light. I recognised him straight away on the "" Ronnie Biggs Documentary "" that was screened on Sky one on March 20th. Girls Beware!!!
anonymous
rated this book as
It's already in the bin
Just to add to the comment from Paul Harmsworth. John is nothing but a con artist, myself and many other people I know have been cought up in his trap, he is nothing but a liar and a con man and certainly should not be getting any praise for a book he may or may not have written!!
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