Mad Frank and Sons

Drawing on exclusive final interviews with Frank, and with unprecedented access to his closest relatives, Mad Frank and Sons follows his rise from a small kid stealing to put food on the table to a feared and respected West End crime lord and head of a legendary gangland family. It includes the story of Frank's beloved sister, Eva, who was a top-class West End shoplifter, and his sons David and Patrick, who reveal in shocking detail the full extent of the family's network and the influences that shaped them.With sawn-off shotguns as toys, the Kray twins as family friends and a mother who urged them as teenagers to 'get out of bed and rob a bleedin' bank', it is little wonder that the Fraser boys were heavily involved in organized crime by the time they were in their twenties. Packed with new information, and featuring some of the most famous names in the London underworld, this is a fascinating slice of gangland history seen through the eyes of Frank Fraser and his two renegade sons.

“A brilliantly structured and gripping account of an amazing family”

Reminiscing on days gone by, this compelling book is a fascinating look into gang history through the eyes of Frank Fraser and two of his sons. The Sun

Safely in the past, Fraser's story becomes nostalgic - a swansong not just for a psychopath but for the world
he represented, with its supposed codes and false camaraderie. This is an arresting portrait of a bygone era.

Frank and his sons have, together, spent more than sixty years at Her Majesty's Pleasure in some of Britain's toughest prisons. Frank was a gangland enforcer for crime boss Billy Hill before becoming a leader in the underworld of the Krays and Richardsons. Patrick and David's criminal career includes armed robbery and drug-running. Both are now retired.Beezy Marsh is an award-winning journalist who has written for the Daily Mail and Sunday Times.

Everyone loves the stories, the half-truths, the what-ifs. Well, to know what really happened, you had to be there. Sometimes the real truth is ugly, hard to stomach if you are not used to that way of life. Meet Frank Fraser, one of the most infamous figures in gangland history. Before his death he talked to writer Beezy Marsh about his rise from small kid stealing to put food on the table to respected West End crime boss - and revealed what he really thought of the Krays and Richardsons. And meet Frank's sister Eva, a top-class shoplifter in the Forty Thieves gang, and his sons David and Patrick, who describe their own nefarious careers for the first time. Growing up with sawn-off shotguns in the house, it's no surprise that the boys were robbing banks by the time they were in their twenties. Featuring some of the most famous names in the London underworld, taking us from jewellery heists and bank raids to violent feuds and prison riots, Mad Frank and Sons is a gripping, no-holds-barred story of a family living outside the law.

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