Gangland Sydney
- ISBN-10
- 0522860397
- ISBN-13
- 9780522860399
- Category
- True Crime
- Pages
- 208
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-01
- Publisher
- Melbourne Univ. Publishing
- Authors
- James Morton, Susanna Lobez
Description
Gangland Sydney details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have defined the criminal and gangland scene in Sydney from the mid-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 Sydney's standover men, contract killers, robbers, brothel keepers, biker gangs and drug dealers, and also examine the role of police, politicians and lawyers who have helped and hindered the growth of these criminal empires.Vivid and explosive, Gangland Sydney is compulsive reading.
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