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Gang Land: From footsoldiers to kingpins, the search for Mr Big
Tony Thompson
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Description for Gang Land: From footsoldiers to kingpins, the search for Mr Big
Paperback. Tony Thompson, bestselling author of GANGS, returns to the killing streets and takes us to the heart of UK gang culture. Num Pages: 384 pages, N/A. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
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 through the underworld hierarchy until it finally reaches the very highest levels, occupied by elusive and shadowy 'Mr Big' characters. ... Read more
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 through the underworld hierarchy until it finally reaches the very highest levels, occupied by elusive and shadowy 'Mr Big' characters. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
265g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340920077
SKU
V9780340920077
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Ref
99-10
About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Gang Land: From footsoldiers to kingpins, the search for Mr Big
Detailed 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
Herald
In 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.
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Herald
In 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 ... Read more