Gang Land
From footsoldiers to kingpins, the search for Mr Big
$31.78
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2011
Summary
The landscape of British organised crime has changed beyond all recognition over the last five years. Youth violence, the drug trade and rising levels of gun crime are rarely out of the news. The country also continues to experience an influx of powerful foreign criminal syndicates who are establishing operations here in order to take advantage of Britain’s global connections.
Beginning on the troubled streets of the inner cities, Gang Land takes its readers on a journey up t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340920077 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340920076 |
| Author: | Tony Thompson |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 265g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
Shocking … Fascinating and slightly scary reading - Sun
An extraordinary book - Donal MacIntyre, BBC Radio 5 LivePraise for GANGS - :Fascinating … Thompson has a keen eye for the whimsical side of orchestrated illegality - ObserverIn the best tradition of the crime beat reporter, Thompson goes down the mean streets of the most insalubrious parts of Britain so we don’t have to. - Word magazineDetailed and thoroughly riveting … always grimly honest and provides an intensely readable and vivid first-hand account of criminals’ lives and the impact of their activities on society - HeraldAbout The Author
Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson is the bestselling author of GANGLAND BRITAIN and GANGS, and is widely regarded as one of Britain’s top true-crime writers. He has twice been nominated for the prestigious Crime Writer’s Association Gold Dagger for Non-fiction, winning the coveted title in 2001 for his book THE INFILTRATORS. He is the former crime correspondent of the Observer and appears regularly on both television and radio as an expert on matters of crime.
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