Supergrasses,Informers/Bent Coppers
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Supergrasses,Informers/Bent Coppers by James Morton
In SUPERGRASSES AND INFORMERS, leading crime expert James Morton unravels the tangled history of the key players - characters such as Bertie Smalls, the original supergrass, and his successor, 'King Squealer' Maurice O'Mahony; double agent Roy Garner and the one who got away, Nikolaus Chrastny; Joe Valachi, the first of the great post-war Mafia informers and Leslie Payne, the Kray's consigliere. BENT COPPERS is the study of police corruption in all its forms in the United Kingdom. The author traces the history of criminal activity within the force from its earliest days, thoroughly documenting such cases as the sergeant who ran a string of brothels in Manchester and the infamous Soho porn scandal of the early 1970s, which led to the conviction of several senior officers.
For Supergrasses: 'Scholarly and lucid * Spectator *
Written by a lawyer who knows his subject at first hand, it is not only enjoyable as a read but valuable as a reference * IRISH INDEPENDENT *
For Bent Coppers: 'Nothing as comprehensive as this compendium of police wrong-doing has ever been attempted in Britain * MAIL on Sunday *
Every police officer who thinks 'it would never happen at my nick * will learn from reading it’ *
Written by a lawyer who knows his subject at first hand, it is not only enjoyable as a read but valuable as a reference * IRISH INDEPENDENT *
For Bent Coppers: 'Nothing as comprehensive as this compendium of police wrong-doing has ever been attempted in Britain * MAIL on Sunday *
Every police officer who thinks 'it would never happen at my nick * will learn from reading it’ *
James Morton is the author of the hugely successful Gangland series. He has long experience as a solicitor specialising in criminal work and was editor-in-chief of NEW LAW JOURNAL for many years.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780751532937 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751532932 |
| Title | Supergrasses,Informers/Bent Coppers |
| Author | James Morton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 752 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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