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Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties and Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilising influence. Their power inspired respect and they well and truly kept the underworld in check. The twenty-first century gangs of Britain are far more shady.Their brutality has spread far and wide and they live and thrive in our midst, on the streets and in suburbs where ordinary folk live. The creeping tentacles of crime have never stretched further. Organised crime is now worth more than GBP 10 billion in Britain every year. The old crimes of prostitution and extortion are being dropped in favour of multi-million pound drug deals, bringing gan...
The three plays in this volume -Melissa Arctic, and Orange Flower Water, and The Pavilion - are all set in the fictional town of Pine City, Minnesota. As the name suggests, these plays share a focus on love and relationships and feature a consistent undercurrent of observation and speculation about the nature of time.
It used to be thought that no single person could rule the mean streets of Glasgow. Arthur Thompson proved this to be wrong. From an ordinary working-class family, Thompson started out as a bouncer and minder. Hard yet bright, he learned quickly. Cross him and you'd be scarred. Cheat him and he nailed you to the floor, crucifixionstyle. The gangsters of Glasgow thought it couldn't get any worse - it did. For forty years, Thompson ruled Glasgow and there came a time when his capacity for violence became so boundless that people would pray to be crucified. This fully revised edition of The Last Godfather visits places no law-abiding person has been. The gunrunning, murders, drug dealing and to...
For more than 100 years the poverty of Glasgow's slums fuelled the violence of the gangs. But the criminals were not Glasgow's only hard men. The crimefighters - from cops to chief constables and high court judges - were also tough. This volume is the story of both sides, the good and the bad, and the battle between the two.
A collection of three crime fiction series starter novels by Brian L. Porter, Doug Lamoreux & Stuart Field, now available in one volume! A Mersey Killing: In 1961 Liverpool, a group of aspiring musicians chase their dreams amidst the burgeoning Swinging Sixties. Meanwhile in 1999, skeletal remains discovered in the docklands ignite an investigation that spans generations. Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake navigate a journey through time, delving into the early days of the influential Mersey Beat scene. But can they unravel the mystery of the long-lost woman and the bones hidden beneath the River Mersey for over three decades? Corpses Say The Darndest Things: The death of...
All nine books in 'Mersey Murder Mysteries', a series of British crime novels by Brian L. Porter, now in one volume! A Mersey Killing: Liverpool, 1999. Skeletal remains found in the docklands lead Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake into a journey through time, as the investigation takes them back to early days of the Mersey Beat. All Saints: The Liverpool murder investigation unit runs into a series of horrific murders, which begins as the body of Matthew Remington is found in the graveyard of St. Matthew’s Church. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake must lead their team in a race against time to prevent further atrocities. A Mersey Maiden: A pe...
The first three books in Brian L. Porter's 'Mersey Murder Mysteries' series, now available in one volume! A Mersey Killing: Liverpool, 1999. Skeletal remains found in the docklands lead Detective Inspector Andy Ross and Sergeant Izzie Drake into a journey through time, as the investigation takes them back to early days of the Mersey Beat. Whose bones laid beneath the mud of the River Mersey for over thirty years, and what links them to a young woman, missing for the entire time? All Saints: The Liverpool murder investigation unit runs into a series of horrific murders, which begins as the body of Matthew Remington is found in the graveyard of St. Matthew’s Church. Detective Chief Inspector...