"There is one mystery figure at the heart of "Hackergate" - Glenn Mulcaire, the news of the world's top private investigator. The former AFC Wimbledon footballer has never spoken publicly or in court about this work investigating and backing up front-page news stories (such as the News of the World's . David Beckham scoop) Mulcaire's arrest in 2006 for intercepting royal-household phone messages barely registered at the time. Yet his work has continued to generate headlines and embarrassment for the establishment with a Prime Minister on the back foot after his former aide Andy Coulson was sentenced on 4 July 2014 to 18 months in prison. Mulcaire is the insider whose testimony is essential for grasping how far the media rot has spread through Britain"-- Back cover.