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Mad Frank and Sons: Tougher than the Krays, Frank and his boys on gangland, crime and doing time
David Fraser
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Description for Mad Frank and Sons: Tougher than the Krays, Frank and his boys on gangland, crime and doing time
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Drawing on exclusive final interviews with Frank, and with unprecedented access to his closest relatives, Mad Frank and Sons follows his rise from a small kid stealing to put food on the table to a feared and respected West End crime lord and head of a legendary gangland family. It includes the story of Frank's beloved sister, Eva, who was a top-class West End shoplifter, and his sons David and Patrick, who reveal in shocking detail the full extent of the family's network and the influences that shaped them. With sawn-off shotguns as toys, the Kray ... Read more
Drawing on exclusive final interviews with Frank, and with unprecedented access to his closest relatives, Mad Frank and Sons follows his rise from a small kid stealing to put food on the table to a feared and respected West End crime lord and head of a legendary gangland family. It includes the story of Frank's beloved sister, Eva, who was a top-class West End shoplifter, and his sons David and Patrick, who reveal in shocking detail the full extent of the family's network and the influences that shaped them. With sawn-off shotguns as toys, the Kray ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509807956
SKU
V9781509807956
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About David Fraser
Frank and his sons have, together, spent more than sixty years at Her Majesty's Pleasure in some of Britain's toughest prisons. Frank was a gangland enforcer for crime boss Billy Hill before becoming a leader in the underworld of the Krays and Richardsons. Patrick and David's criminal career includes armed robbery and drug-running. Both are now retired. ... Read more
Reviews for Mad Frank and Sons: Tougher than the Krays, Frank and his boys on gangland, crime and doing time
A brilliantly structured and gripping account of an amazing family
Kimberley Chambers
Safely in the past, Fraser's story becomes nostalgic - a swansong not just for a psychopath but for the world he represented, with its supposed codes and false camaraderie. This is an arresting portrait of a bygone era.
The Mail on Sunday
Reminiscing ... Read more
Kimberley Chambers
Safely in the past, Fraser's story becomes nostalgic - a swansong not just for a psychopath but for the world he represented, with its supposed codes and false camaraderie. This is an arresting portrait of a bygone era.
The Mail on Sunday
Reminiscing ... Read more