Bloggs 19

by Tony Thompson

An account of a triple-murder case in Essex, by the man who was its supergrass. In December 1995, the bodies of three men were discovered in a Range Rover in a country lane. All three were well-known villains and each had been blasted with a shotgun at point-blank range. One member of the gang decided to break ranks and tell all. The story Dareen Nicholls told, at first, seemed too incredible to be believed. But as the evidence to support his version of events began to mount up, the motives behind the brual murder became increasingly clear. The plot Nicholls eventually uncovered involved everything from Irish terror groups and European smuggling rings to prostitution and police corruption. This book chronicles the rise of some of Britain's most powerful and notorious villains and of the man whose betrayal led to their downfall.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published February 3, 2000

Reviews

[James Tidd · Rating 4 out of 5]

To be honest I didn't know what to expect before reading this book. I chose to read this book, because of reading another book by Carlton Leach. I was not disappointed. I learnt a lot about what it means to become a part of the PWU (Protected Witness Unit), as the man formerly known as Darren Nicholls became, when he turned Queen's Evidence against the two men whom he had driven to near and from near the Rettendon murder scene, where on 6th December 1995, three known dealers were brutally massacred.

Thompson chronicles the rise of some of Britain's most powerful and notorious villains and of the man whose betrayal led to their downfall - the man who would become Bloggs 19, probably the most important supergrass since the time of the Kray twins.