Gangland Melbourne

Gangland Melbourne
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Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780522860382
ISBN-13 : 0522860389
Rating : 4/5 (389 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Gangland Melbourne by : James Morton

Download or read book Gangland Melbourne written by James Morton and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangland Melbourne details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have defined the criminal and gangland scene in Melbourne from the late 1800s to the present day. In this compelling book, Britain’s top true crime author James Morton and barrister and legal broadcaster Susanna Lobez track the rise and fall of Melbourne’s standover men, contract killers, robbers, brothel keepers and drug dealers, and also examine the role the police have played in both helping and hindering the growth of these criminal empires. In particular, Melbourne’s criminal past is explored through its famous villainous families, the Painters’ and Dockers’ union war of the 1970s and the more recent underworld gangland killings.Vivid and explosive, Gangland Melbourne is compulsive reading.


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