Product Description

Viv Graham's name means many things to many people. A legend in his own lifetime, he worked his way to the very top of the North East's criminal elite until his iron grip on its activities extended to the darkest corner of the underworld. The mere mention of his name would strike dread into the hearts of his enemies and all knew that, if Viv was after you, then hell was coming with him. His frightening capacity for extreme violence was never questioned, and his size and ability to fight enabled him to exert a huge influence on those around him - but he also had a reputation as a hard man with a heart of gold who looked after those that looked after each other. In this frank and astonishing book, Stephen Richards peels away the tissue of lies surrounding the life and death of Viv Graham and, using information from over 350 of Viv's closest friends, family associates, he finally tells the brutal and tragic stories of one of gangland's greatest heroes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #497395 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Stephen Richards, no-holds-barred investigative journalist and spokesman for the underworld is a regular contributor of gangland news to numerous websites. He is the author of several successful true crime books, many of which have been serialised in the national press. Richards has his own management company, Crimebiz, representing infamous and notorious underworld figures. He is often sought out by production and film companies and has advised on Panorama and Trevor McDonald's Tonight to name a few. He is also involved in producing and directing crime documentaries and big screen gangster movie scripts.

Customer Reviews

ADVENTUROUS STUFF
Although a true story, fact is stranger than fiction ... this is an amazing story, it held me and I do like a book that does that. Viv is a character that any woman would want as her man, and any man would not want on his case. I applaud what he did, he rid the area of drug dealers and stood for all what was good, how many men can be put in to that category, not many!

Great
This book is a great read that captures the kind of person viv was.
This book is simply a must read along with other books by the Author this is simply a must.

Hard Man
I have no doubt Viv Graham was a hard and respected man, but why do they all end up dead? From Chris Little (stockport) to Vinny Clay (manchester), they never seem very good at staying alive.

All the same, the book is a portrait of a genuine hard man.