Gangland Soho
$57.63
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2008
Summary
Behind the fashionable bars and clubs of Soho lies a fascinating history of criminal activity, featuring some of London’s most notorious gangsters.
From the razor gangs of the 1920s to the post-war gangleaders Billy Hill and Jack Spot; from the pre-war French pimps and the Messina brothers to the Albanian gangs, through to the thriving Soho of today, the area has been a mecca for thieves, conmen, drug dealers, notorious pimps, and crooked lawyers.
James Morton vividly portrays…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780749928810 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0749928816 |
| Author: | James Morton |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Piatkus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 180mm x 21mm |
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IRISH WORLD
A full, judicious and endlessly entertaining biography THE SUNDAY TIMES - This hard-hitting, at times terrifying book for lovers of London, history and the human psyche portrays the areas myriad nature so vividly that going
IRISH WORLD - Reading this book is like sitting in the snug of one of Sohos old hostelries and listening to the tales of an old inhabitant…rattling good read.BBC HISTORY - ‘His sceptical tone avoids the sensational excesses of his competitors, while his ear for ornate obiter dicta is unfailingly acute.OBSERVERA full, judicious and endlessly entertaining biography THE SUNDAY TIMES - ‘This hard-hitting, at times terrifying book for lovers of London, history and the human psyche portrays the area’s myriad nature so vividly that goiIRISH WORLD - ‘Reading this book is like sitting in the snug of one of Soho’s old hostelries and listening to the tales of an old inhabitant…rattling good read.’BBC HISTORY - ‘His sceptical tone avoids the sensational excesses of his competitors, while his ear for ornate obiter dicta is unfailingly acute.’OBSERVERAbout The Author
James Morton
James Morton, a former solicitor, is the author of LOLA MONTEZ (Portrait 2006, 978 0 7499 5115 3) and co-author of CONNED (Portrait 2007, 978 0 7499 5143 6). His previous books include GANGLAND and EAST END GANGLAND. He lives in Barnet.
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