Notorious
Subtitle: the immortal legend of the Kray twins
By: John Pearson
Publisher: Century
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9781846051524
Subjects: Organized crime; Criminals; Biography; History
Description: After the Kray twins were jailed in 1969 for thirty years for murder, Pearson's biography The Profession of Violence enjoyed a cult following among the young and was said to be the most popular book in H.M.'s prisons, after the Bible. Even after their deaths, public fascination with the twins has never flagged. Why? This is the question Pearson asked himself, and over the past three years he has been re-examining their history, unearthing much previously unknown material, and has come to some fascinating conclusions.
Notes: At foot of cover title: A disturbing look at the enduring legacy of Britain's most notorious criminals.