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Thomas has excelled himself. An important and riveting study in social history, it also has a very pertinent relevance in the crime-riddled society that is Britain today.-The Sunday Times (London) A magnificent book. Beautifully written, utterly compelling: almost without fault in every respect.-The Literary Review Venturing into the urban underbelly of postwar Britain, and especially of London, this riveting true-crime chronicle explores the shadowy ganglands where for twenty-five years armed robbery, prostitution, vice, and drugs flourished under racketeer kings.The war ended, but rations didn't. Austerity persisted, and privations belied promises of an economically and socially sunlit future for post-war Britain. Only the black market thrived. Why and how the epidemic of criminal activity swept through Britain in the 25 years following the Second World War set the historical stage in this compelling, colorful true-crime chronicle for some of the last century's most infamous felons and crimes. It charts the paths of crooks and thugs who stole, collected, peddled, pimped, and killed by their sobriquets: the Velvet Kid, Johnny the Gent, the Monkey, the Professor, the Ferret, the Ha

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Author

Donald Serrell Thomas

Publisher

Pegasus Books ; Distributed by Consortium

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781933648170

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Crime

Rating

2.67 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14