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The Kangaroo Gang operated at a time before closed-circuit television cameras. They elevated shoplifting to an art form practised without guns or violence. The King always found a way to simply 'disappear' with the loot. This is also a love story between the King and his 'Queen' Alexis, who tried to tame the greatest of travelling thieves. The King's 30-year criminal odyssey culminated in the biggest job of his career - six million pounds worth of precious gems from Asprey of London, jeweller to the Queen - in broad daylight.  King of Thieves is a true story, soon to be made into a major feature film.  Adam Shand is the bestselling author of Big Shots, the inside story of Melbourne's gangland wars. He has previously been a journalist on The Bulletin and on the 'Sunday' program. 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Shorlty after saying these words the notorious, murderous drug boss was once again in the papers...but this time he was in a gold coffin.  In the late 1990s, a feud raging between rival underworld families - a clash of a new generation with the criminal establishment - erupted in a spate of gangland slayings on Melbourne's streets. These 'gangland wars' are now familiar to everyone, largely due to the popular TV drama Underbelly. But this is the real story, as told to the author by the key figures - both the victims and the suspects - including Carl and Roberta Williams, and Mick Gatto.  The author developed a surprising rapport with the Williams family and got closer than anyone to unravelling the complicated personal entaglements behind the shocking headlines. It wasn't a relationship without risks. Crackling with tension, Big Shots documents Shand's brave plunge into Melbourne's 'disorganised crime' scene.  While uncovering the facts, he finds himself questioning his objectivity...and even whether he is being used to further murderous ends.  This, fully revised and definitive edition of the book, concludes with notorious criminals transformed into red-carpet celebrities, and the brutal murder that Carl Williams always knew was coming...","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49554960253201,"sku":"GOR003519203","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52772929143057,"sku":"GOR003417729","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52946550882577,"sku":"GOR004400757","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/184358347X.jpg?v=1751450457"},{"product_id":"big-shots-book-adam-shand-9780670040711","title":"Big Shots","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49633752809745,"sku":"GOR012665659","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0670040711.jpg?v=1751168048"},{"product_id":"skull-informers-hit-men-and-australia-s-toughest-cop-book-adam-shand-9781863954822","title":"The Skull: Informers, Hit Men and Australia's Toughest Cop","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51272941469969,"sku":"NIN9781863954822","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52540583444753,"sku":"NLS9781863954822","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1863954821.jpg?v=1754569473"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-adam-shand.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}