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Gang Land

From Footsoldiers to Kingpins

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British organised crime has changed beyond all recognition over the last five years. Youth violence, the drug trade and rising levels of gun crime are rarely out of the news. Beginning on the troubled streets of the inner cities, Gang Land takes its readers on a journey up through the underworld hierarchy until it finally reaches the very highest levels, occupied by shadowy ‘Mr Big’ characters.

©2011 Tony Thompson (P)2011 Oakhill Publishing Limited Organized Crime True Crime Crime

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"Shocking ... Fascinating and slightly scary reading...." ( Sun)
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loved it from start to finish, it my heart racing and I didn't want to stop listing

brilliantly written and brilliantly narrated.

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great book from start to finish keeps you going right until the end of it

excellent

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I first read this book years ago and really enjoyed it. Tony is a great writer and has gone even closer to the subject matter to get an even better insight. Covers multiple levels of OC and delves into stories to paint a detailed picture. Only issue I would say is it would have been better if Tony had narrated it himself but the narrative is still very listenable

Great overview with detailed stories

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The book is a bit of a meander through some seemingly unconnected insights into gang culture generally but Tony Thompson clearly knows his stuff and it is always an interesting subject matter. However, the narration, while for the most part pitched correctly, suffers massively from the accents that are affected throughout. The geordie hamsters are the best of a bad bunch but for god’s sake, the Indian, West Indian and African accents are a bit like non French versions of Rene artois’s accent in allô allô.

Good story, terrible narration

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Narrator attempts various accents.... all quite poorly. A book without direction. A total meander that isn't a bad listen but not recommendable.

really meh

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