THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF GANGS

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The Mammoth Book of Gangs (Mammoth Books)A fresh, new look at gangs in every part of the world which deliberately avoids the stories that have been done to death - about Capone, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde - and focuses on less well-known gangs such as 'Ma' Barker's Boys; the Smaldones of Denver; Scotland Yard's 1960s' Flying Squad, the so-called Firm within a Firm; Dr Death, the Melbourne drug dealer and Andre Stander, the former South African police officer who led a gang of bank robbers before being shot dead in Fort Lauderdale having fled a 17-year sentence.James Morton is the author of the bestselling Gangland series. He also worked for many years as a solicitor specializing in criminal work and was for a number of years editor-in-chief of the New Law Journal.A bumper book of gangs from around the world at a great price.Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 3.4 x 19.8 cm