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The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy.
Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London’s gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of organised crime that has never been matched, the brothers swindled, extorted and terrorised – while enjoying a glittering celebrity status at the heart of the swinging 60s scene, until their downfall and imprisonment for life.
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John Pearson is the author of several novels and biographies including The Life of Ian Fleming, Stags and Serpents: The History of the Dukes of Devonshire and The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins, which was awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
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'The most famous biography of criminal life to have been published in Britain...a cult’ Time Out
'All credit to Mr. Pearson for a brave and disturbing book' Daily Express
'A scrupulous dossier of the Krays’ weird career' Daily Telegraph
'An exciting read' The Times
'Extremely well written and fittingly dead-pan' New Statesman
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- PublisherWilliam Collins
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 0008150273
- ISBN 13 9780008150273
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages336
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