Gangland Soho by James Morton
Behind the fashionable bars and clubs of Soho lies a fascinating history of criminal activity, featuring some of London's most notorious gangsters.From the razor gangs of the 1920s to the post-war gangleaders Billy Hill and Jack Spot; from the pre-war French pimps and the Messina brothers to the Albanian gangs, through to the thriving Soho of today, the area has been a Mecca for thieves, conmen, drug dealers, notorious pimps and crooked lawyers. James Morton vividly portrays the crimes and criminals that have given Soho its infamous reputation, including: u The vicious Kray-Richardson gangu A Second World War Jack the Ripperu The shooting in the streets of Soho of gangster Jack Spotu The gangland murder of boxer Freddie Mills.
"'Fascinating' - Marcel Berlins, Guardian 'A full, judicious and endlessly entertaining biography' - The Sunday Times"
James Morton, a former solicitor, is the author of Lola Montez (Portrait 2006, 978 0 7499 5115 3) and co-author of Conned (Portrait 2007, 978 0 7499 5143 6). His previous books include Gangland and East End Gangland. He lives in Barnet.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780749951672 |
| ISBN 10 | 0749951672 |
| Title | Gangland Soho |
| Author | James Morton |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-03-27 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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