num_pages: 506
description: "Thomas has excelled himself. An important and riveting study in social history, it also has a very pertinent relevance in the crime-riddled society that is Britain today."- The Sunday Times (London)"A magnificent book. Beautifully written, utterly almost without fault in every respect."- The Literary ReviewVenturing into the urban underbelly of postwar Britain, and especially of London, this riveting true-crime chronicle explores the shadowy ganglands where for twenty-five years armed robbery, prostitution, vice, and drugs flourished under racketeer kings.
language: English
title: Villains' Paradise: A History of Britain's Underworld
titlecomplete: Villains' Paradise: A History of Britain's Underworld
genres: Historical, History, Research, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 23
publisher: Pegasus Books