London Crime

by Barry Faulkner

An in-depth look at the major London crimes and robberies of the 1930s - 2020. The heists, the rackets and the empires of the gangsters who ruled the city and where their money came from. Starting with the Messina Brothers in the 1930-40s and how they introduced London to people trafficking and major prostitution, through to the modern gangs. On the journey through we visit all the big heists including the Securitas and Brinks Mat bullion robberies, the Great Train Robbery, the Baker Street 'naughty photos of Princess Margaret' robbery through to the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit and all those in between in detail and take a look at the masterminds who planned them and carried them out and what happened afterwards. When millions of pounds are involved loyalties are broken and bodies turn up. We take a good look at the Krays and Richardsons and their little war and the 'names' involved like McVitie, Cornell and Fraser. It's an astounding history that will amaze you.

Genres: True Crime

214 pages, Paperback

Published January 25, 2020

About the author

Librarian note:
This author also writes as:

B.L. Faulkner - Crime, Thriller

Reviews

[Polly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I would not personally call this "an In depth History" as it's pretty general. A lot of repetition, a little bit of strange formatting at the beginning of the book, and a couple of minor typos. A good introduction to the topic with some mentions of other books written on the subject so I have some other books to check out. It was okay overall.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting insights into some of London's more colourful characters.
Barry Faulkner gives a synopsis of some of the people involved in some of the biggest crimes in Britain from the early twentieth century until more or less the modern day. There are also some details on the police investigations in each case and the outcome of the trials. He also gives a synopsis of each main character and what has happened to him/her in the years after their crimes.