Gangs Of Britain

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Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties & Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilising influence. Their power inspired respect & they well & truly kept the underworld in check. The 21st century gangs of Britain are far more shady. Their brutality has spread far & wide & they live & thrive in our midst on the streets & 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 & extortion are being dropped in favour of multi-million pound drug deals bringing gangsters more money & power than they've ever known. It is a cut-throat industry that is conducted in the shadows & driven solely by profit. Acclaimed true crime author Wensley Clarkson has met many of Britain's richest & most powerful gangs. In this fascinating & gripping account he provides an extraordinary insight into these feared characters & takes us on a journey into the dark & glamorous underworld that seems to prove that for many gangs crime really does pay. This book reveals the activities of these gangs to the world exposing such underworld legends as Kenneth Noye & the Adams family who hold continuing fascination with lovers of true crime. Wensley Clarkson has a die-hard fan base that buys literally everything that he writes. His investigation leads to the shocking conclusion that crime is the third biggest industry in the UK subsidising even legitimate businesses.