Praise for An Underworld at War: 'Astonishing ! Thomas has excelled himself. His book is mesmerising and is an unputdownable and brilliantly researched page-turner. An important and riveting study in social history, it also has a very pertinent relevance in the overtaxed, overruled and crime-riddled society that is Britain today.' -- Sunday Times Praise for An Underworld at War: 'This is a wonderful book, the best I have read for ages. It is beautifully written, utterly compelling: almost without fault in every respect. Thomas, who was a boy during the war, understands his metier intimately' -- Literary Review Praise for An Underworld at War: 'Fascinating ! a richly readable and absorbing account' -- Times Higher Education Supplement Praise for An Underworld at War: 'Donald Thomas's fascinating book ... is full of wonderful examples of dishonesty, from the most mundane ... to the shocking' -- Daily Telegraph Praise for The Victorian Underworld: 'The author has a practised eye for the best anecdotes and presents amazing characters' -- The Spectator 'A thorough, clear and entertaining analysis of post-war criminality' -- Marcel Berlins, The Times 'Fascinating ... A serious, well-written book ... Admirably clear-eyed' -- Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 20050918 'Crime, like the poor, is always with us. Donald Thomas's skill in this book is to put it into its historical context' -- Ray Connolly, Daily Mail 20051028 'An intensely detailed, exhaustively researched and highly readable social history. Or, should one say, anti-social history?' -- Evening Standard 20051017 'A rewarding and utterly necessary read.' -- Clive Aslet, Country Life 20051027 'This is not just another essay in the true crime genre. Thomas has written a very decent piece of 20th century british history...well-written, solidly-researched' -- Sunday Herald 20050925 'This is a serious...social history ! Compelling stories ! This is fresher and more challenging than fiction' -- The Herald 20050910 'For all those readers who enjoy well-researched true crime and narrative-led social history, the latest Donald Thomas is a must for their bookshelves.' -- Gilda O'Neill, author of OUR STREET 20050427