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Powder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
Graham Johnson
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Description for Powder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
Paperback. The first gangster to fall foul of Grimes's change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. This work reveals the secrets behind one of the controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8insert(some colour ). BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
'An astonishing story' - Sunday Mirror
'The best gangster book of modern times' - Donal MacIntyre
Gangster Paul Grimes was a one-man crimewave with a breathtaking capacity to steal. Any villains who got in his way were made to pay - often with their blood. But when his son died of a drugs overdose, the old-school mobster swore revenge on the new generation of Liverpool-based heroin and cocaine dealers. Against all odds, he turned undercover informant.
The first gangster to fall foul of Grimes' change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781840189254
SKU
V9781840189254
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Graham Johnson
Graham Johnson is the Sunday Mirror's investigations editor. He has covered stories including drug dealing in Britain, people smuggling in Europe, child slavery in India and Pakistan, and war in the Balkans. He currently lives in London.
Reviews for Powder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
'The best gangster book of modern times' - Donal MacIntyre An astonishing story' - Sunday Mirror 'Graham Johnson has refused to let the subject drop . . . Powder Wars is a portrait of a true sadist [John Haase] for whom inflicting pain on those who crossed him was not only business but a personal pleasure' - New Statesman 'A ... Read more