Dead Men's Wages
Lillian Pizzichini
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'Scratch the surface of any family and you will find stories of intrigue, abuse and illegitimacy. It is just that, because of the nature of my grandfather's business, our secrets are more sinister'
Lilian Pizzichini's grandfather was a conman who worked with some of London's most notorious gangsters. Within the pages of this haunting and revealing account of his life, she re-creates, in vivid detail and with remarkable detachment, the world of criminals and corrupt policemen that he dominated until his death in 1978.This is a book to set the mind reeling with thoughts of cunning and intrigue, corruption, hardship ... Read more
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Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Picador
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780330484466
SKU
KLN0018572
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lillian Pizzichini
Lillian Pizzichini has worked for the Literary Review and the TLS. She is writer-in-residence at HMP Chelmsford. Her first book, Dead Men's Wages, won the 2002 Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction.
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