East End Gangland
$73.87
- Paperback
464 pages
- Release Date
27 December 2001
Summary
The East End has always held a malign fascination for the general public. In this book James Morton looks at this phenomenon from the days of the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper to the 1960s when the Kray Twins held the reins of the Underworld, to the present and how the structure of crimes and criminal gangs has changed.
EAST END GANGLAND looks not only at the Twins but also at the influx of immigrant gangs of the 1900s, the powerful Chinese drug dealer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751530056 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0751530050 |
| Author: | James Morton |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 464 |
| Release Date: | 27 December 2001 |
| Weight: | 252g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 183mm x 33mm |
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A fascinating look behind closed lock-up doors…a book that will prove essential reading for anyone who thinks they know East London.– EVENING STANDARD
A refreshing change from those that examine only the life of the Kray family. A fascinating read - SUNDERLAND ECHO
A fascinating look behind closed lock-up doors…a book that will prove essential reading for anyone who thinks they know East London. - EVENING STANDARDMorton’s account…destroys quaint ideas about crime. - BIG ISSUEThe tales are told with a flourish in a fascinating, useful and lively history - THE TIMESAbout The Author
James Morton
James Morton, Editor-in-Chief of the NEW LAW JOURNAL, is the author of the hugely successful Gangland series. He has long experience as a solicitor specialising in criminal work.
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