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Hard Bastards
They live their life by a merciless code and the name of their game is respect. In this book, Kate Kray, ex-wife of Ronnie, and top war photographer Don Barrett have interviewed and photographed the 30 "hardest" men in the British Isles, including Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair, Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw, "Brown Bread" Pyle, and Big Bad John.
- GenresCrime
288 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2000
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
April 13, 2010
bit dull and simple
December 3, 2018
It's basically a "Who's Who" of hard blokes.
Not all of them are gangsters, some of them are just doormen etc with no criminal records but all the questions asked are the same.
Asking someone who has never been in trouble with the police about their life of crime is a bit silly.
The writing isn't the best, there is misuse of phrases all over the shop and any cockney rhyming slang is in quotes, for some reason.
Not all of them are gangsters, some of them are just doormen etc with no criminal records but all the questions asked are the same.
Asking someone who has never been in trouble with the police about their life of crime is a bit silly.
The writing isn't the best, there is misuse of phrases all over the shop and any cockney rhyming slang is in quotes, for some reason.
August 4, 2024
enjoyed reading this the title would give vibes of gangster but they are not that way. Security work, doormen etc.
April 28, 2026
Nice easy read, what’s not to love ?
August 8, 2013
Still reading this and thoroughly enjoying it.
October 2, 2015
Enjoyed it
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews