About the Book

Runaway Joe is a non-fiction story about one of the oldest, coldest cases in the FBI's books: a man accused of first degree murder in upstate New York in 1967. Joe Maloney escaped custody and fled to Ireland where he lived under a fake identity, rising to the top of Irish aristocracy and the film industry. In the mid-1980's, following a failed extradition, he escaped again. Runaway Joe is based on Pavel's hit podcast series with RTE (Ireland's national broadcaster). For the book, he tracked the fugitive across continents. Runaway Joe is published by Eriu Books in Ireland and Bonnier in the UK. 

Recommended for:

• True Crime Fanatics
• Serial Podcast Lovers

About the OKS Author

Pavel Barter attended King’s in School House from 1984 to 1989. Since leaving King’s, he has achieved his Bachelor’s Degrees from both The University of California and University College Hull. Pavel is now a writer and documentary maker in Dublin. During his career as a writer, Pavel has contributed to an array of newspapers and magazines including the Metro newspaper and the In Dublin magazine. He has also produced documentaries for RTE and worked on behind-the-scenes content for film and television including Cocaine Bear (2023), Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie (2014), and Spilt Milk (2024). Predating this book, Pavel has produced a nine episode long documentary podcast series entitled Runaway Joe (2024) with RTE which won special commendation for investigation series at Prix Europa 2024 and Gold at the IMRO awards for Podcast Series of the Year. Well done, Pavel!

Runaway Joe is published by Eriu Books in Ireland and Bonnier in the UK and is avaliable for purchase via Amazon