Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65132 in Books
• Published on: 1995-01-09
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Synopsis
Reggie and Ronald Kray ruled London's gangland during the 1960s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. This book has been expanded to include further material on such matters as Lord Boothby's close relationship with the killer twins.

Customer Reviews

The Best Kray Book So Far
I have read all the books about Reg & Ron and without doubt this is the best of the bunch.
The author gets inside the minds of the twins and shows that both were into the showbiz side of crime.
They loved the theatre of the Underworld and lived their lives like being on the set of a film.
I cant wait to read `Uncle Reg & Uncle Ron` by author Garry Johnson who although not a `nephew` is a relative of Reg and Ronnie Kray and will be revealing exclusive stories about the family.
His book is said to be the true story of The Twins and will make a brilliant film.

You won't believe it can be true
The story of how two working class boys from the East End rose to become two of the most powerful men in Britain is quite astonishing. That they ran rings around the establishment to this extent is really beyond belief. This is the book that converted me to the "truecrime" cause and reads as well as any thriller.
Once you've enjoyed this one move on to the Cult of Violence where the really fascinating stuff comes out - "Profession" was written when the twins were alive, "Cult" after they died.
You can see why some see them as heores . More accurately they were villains but, even so, this is a remarkable story

So good I've read it about four times now
This book was written in the 60's when the Krays were still at large so there are obvious inaccuracies as Mr Kirby points out. This was why Pearson followed it a few years ago with The Cult of Violence (... after they'd both died so the real secrets could come out!).

This book is truly awesome and I recommend it to anyone. I first read it about 14 years ago and I've re-read it so many times since as it's just such an amazing story. The twins themselves were nostalgic to the point that they were almost an anachronism... but to read it now... well, it's just a different world.

Highly, highly recommended - as well as the aforementioned Cult of Violence.