Welcome to an after-dark world of new money,hedonism and excess. A world of luxurious nightclubs where racketeers,gamblers and glamorous women mixed with entrepreneurs,bunny girls,politicians and policemen. Bandit Country is a gripping,atmospheric true-crime noir. It is the story of Britain's 1960's gambling boom,as the country emerged from years of hardship to embrace exotic night-life and entertainment,all supplied by the Mafia. It is an emotional,visceral story of brothers: the Luvaglios,who dreamed of an empire founded among the hard industrial skylines and bridges of Newcastle,built on good times and bright lights - dreams that,for a moment,were lived in technicolour; and the Kray twins,who looked up to this new kingdom from London and saw a slice of action they wanted for themselves. And above all,it is a story of betrayal,murder and a shocking miscarriage of justice,as empires crumble,friends turn on friends,and the good times come screeching to a halt. Sure to be loved by fans of Peaky Blinders,this story - that inspired classic British gangster film Get Carter - isn't quite like anything you've read before. Turn the page and roll the dice. . .
Publisher: John Blake Publishing LtdISBN: 9781789465501Number of pages: 304Weight: 236 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
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Channels the hard-edged realism of Get Carter into a salutary thriller
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