I'm sitting in a hotel meeting room in Portlaoise with a man who was once a journalist, talking about a story no journalist would write, and a book that no publisher would touch.
William Jones is 70 years old, almost deaf and softly spoken. He doesn't look or sound like an outlaw but for five years now that's often how he's portrayed.
But don't take my word for it; take the first whiff of sulphur in The Phoenix in December 2015: "A controversial book written by William Jones, an ex-employee of Coolmore Stud, is causing quite a stir inside Irish racing and has already attracted the attention of the legal eagles . . . Solicitors for Coolmore Stud have been contacting book stores warning them that legal action will be taken if they continue to sell copies of The Black Horse Inside Coolmore."