Author : Wensley Clarkson
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789461634
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (894 download)
Book Synopsis Gangs of Britain - The Gripping True Stories Behind Britain's Organised Crime by : Wensley Clarkson
Download or read book Gangs of Britain - The Gripping True Stories Behind Britain's Organised Crime written by Wensley Clarkson and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties and Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilising influence. Their power inspired respect and they well and truly kept the underworld in check. The twenty-first century gangs of Britain are far more shady.Their brutality has spread far and wide and they live and thrive in our midst, on the streets and in suburbs where ordinary folk live. The creeping tentacles of crime have never stretched further. Organised crime is now worth more than GBP 10 billion in Britain every year. The old crimes of prostitution and extortion are being dropped in favour of multi-million pound drug deals, bringing gangsters more money and power than they've ever known. It is a cut-throat industry that is conducted in the shadows and driven solely by profit. Acclaimed true crime author Wensley Clarkson has met many of Britain's richest and most powerful gangs. In this fascinating and gripping account, he provides an extraordinary insight into these feared characters and takes us on a journey into the dark and glamorous underworld that seems to prove that, for many gangs, crime really does pay.This book reveals the activities of these gangs to the world, exposing such underworld legends as Kenneth Noye, who hold continuing fascination with lovers of true crime.