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The Profession of Violence

The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins

John Pearson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:13th Aug '15

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The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy.

Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London’s gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of organised crime that has never been matched, the brothers swindled, extorted and terrorised – while enjoying a glittering celebrity status at the heart of the swinging 60s scene, until their downfall and imprisonment for life.

'The most famous biography of criminal life to have been published in Britain…a cult’ Time Out

'All credit to Mr. Pearson for a brave and disturbing book' Daily Express

'A scrupulous dossier of the Krays’ weird career' Daily Telegraph

'An exciting read' The Times

'Extremely well written and fittingly dead-pan' New Statesman

ISBN: 9780008150280

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 250g

336 pages

Film tie-in edition