Gangs: A Journey into the Heart of the British Underworld - Softcover

Thompson, Tony

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9780340830536: Gangs: A Journey into the Heart of the British Underworld

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340830530 ISBN 13: 9780340830536

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2005

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From the bestselling author of GANGLAND BRITAIN and REEFER MEN.

Organised crime is one of Britain's biggest industries. The number of gangland murders, shootings and kidnappings, along with the levels of drug trafficking, people smuggling and money laundering, have all experienced phenomenal growth. Multi-million pound drug deals and vicious turf wars have spread out from the inner cities and now affect even the most rural communities. The day-to-day impact of organised crime on our lives has never been greater.

In GANGS, award-winning author Tony Thompson takes us on a gripping journey into the criminal underworld. From Triad human traffickers in Dover and ecstasy factory owners in Liverpool, to Albanian vice barons in London and gun-toting teenage crack dealers in Birmingham, GANGS reveals the inside story of contemporary organised crime.

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Fascinating ... Thompson has a keen eye for the whimsical side of orchestrated illegality (Observer)

From snakeheads to yardies, kidnap to cocaine, Tony Thompson provides a vivid account of our country's underbelly. Amid the explosion in 'crim-porn' publishing over the last decade Tony Thompson has been a lone voice adding some much needed perspective. 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 magazine)

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)

Book Description:

The explosive follow-up to the bestselling expose GANGLAND BRITAIN by bestselling author Tony Thompson.

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