A book detailing the life and times of corrupt former NSW Labor MP Eddie Obeid has been pulled off the shelves.
He Who Must Be Obeid, by Sydney Morning Herald journalist Kate McClymont and ABC journalist Linton Besser, was published with much fanfare on July 30, but is now the subject of legal action.
It’s understood the legal action is not being taken by any member of the Obeid family.
The book’s distributors, Random House, sent an urgent recall to booksellers on Wednesday afternoon telling them to remove it from sale and from store websites.
A spokesman for Abbey's Bookshop, on York Street in Sydney CBD, said the book had been one of its best sellers since its release.
"We got extra stock in because we've sold out of the first stock," the spokesman said.
On Wednesday afternoon, the book was still advertised on its website under a banner reading: "This book is no longer available for sale. This title is currently subject to an injunction."
A spokeswoman for Random House said she could not comment.
