Three Crooked Kings
The first explosive true story behind the ABC podcast 'Dig: The Sirens are Coming'
$29.75
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2023
Summary
One of the landmark Australian true-crime books, with a new introduction following the death of disgraced Police Commissioner Terry Lewis.
“It was the genius of the system … from day to day you didn’t know who was on the take or not. You didn’t know who you could trust.”
Three Crooked Kings is the shocking true story of Queensland and how a society was shaped by almost half a century of corruption. At its core is Terry Lewis, deposed and jailed former police commissio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702268458 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0702268453 |
| Author: | Matthew Condon |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 153mm x 226mm |
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Critics Review
‘Three Crooked Kings, has broken new ground in telling disgraced former police commissioner Terence Lewis’s story.’-The Australian
‘A powerful treatment of an inelegant past that still smoulders.’-The Weekend Australian
‘A kick arse piece of literary non-fiction!’-John Birmingham
Matthew Condon
Matthew Condon is a prize-winning Australian novelist and journalist. He began his journalism career with the Gold Coast Bulletin in 1984 and subsequently worked for leading newspapers and journals including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald, Melbourne’s Sunday Age, The Courier-Mail and, now, The Australian colour magazine. He has written ten books of fiction, including The Trout Opera and is the author of the bestselling true-crime series about Queensland crime and corruption - Three Crooked Kings, Jacks and Jokers, All Fall Down and Little Fish Are Sweet. His most recent book is The Night Dragon.
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