Looking for the real Weasel: Train Robber, Racer, Rogue - who was Roy James?

Best known for his role in the great train robbery, Roy James was also an experienced racing driver, skilled silversmith and bon vivant. This is the story of the author’s attempts to find who the real Weasel was by working backwards through his life and investigating many outrageous capers. We meet F1 drivers, cat burglars, gangsters, and a topless hang-gliding model. The author explores our secretive anti-hero’s haunts, accidentally learns about QPR’s synthetic football pitch, races a punk band, and trolls Bernie Ecclestone by post - all in his pursuit of the man they called The Weasel.

"Duisberg pulls you along for a ride you can’t help but be swept up in, through the fascination of criminal plotting, the daredevil nature of 1960s racing, and the unique individuals who knew the man himself." - Goodwood Road & Racing.

"An entertaining approach to unearthing the truth behind the man" - Magneto magazine.

"A great storyteller" - Classic Retro Modern magazine.

"The best deep-dive into the life of Roy James that has ever been written" - Silodrome.