- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Pennant Books (1 July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906015147
- ISBN-13: 978-1906015145
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 649,564 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Billy Hill was Britain's first celebrity gangster who elevated himself to the very top of the pantheon of organised crime. By the 1950s, he had control of the city's gambling rackets and had masterminded a heist that set the template for the Great Train Robbery. The infamous Mad Frankie Fraser was his henchman and upon his retirement to homes in Spain and Tangiers, he acted as mentor to two up-and-coming youngsters known as the Krays. Gangland chronicler Clarkson expertly documents each chapter of Hill's outrageous, violent, crime-filled life
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pity it's got a lot of facts wrong,
This review is from: Billy Hill: Godfather of London (Hardcover)
Very largely based on Billy Hill's own 1955 autobiography, 'Boss of Britain's Underworld', which is about to be re-published. Mr Clarkson's book is largely inaccurate about Billy's later life (from the late 1950s until his death in 1984), his common-law wife Gyp and his son Justin. The true story will soon be told.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly Abysmal,
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This review is from: Billy Hill: Godfather of London (Paperback)
I've been a fan of Wensley Clarkson who has written some very good books; up `til now. Billy Hill - Godfather of London is quite simply an awful book for a variety of reasons. First, it is written in `yob-speak', aimed at the `Diamond geezer' type of reader, and I'm at a loss to why Mr. Clarkson should have done this. Next, it appears that little research has been carried out, to confirm or deny extracts which have been drawn from a variety of books, especially from Billy Hill's memoirs, some of which are not noted for their veracity. And last, Mr. Clarkson has inserted as facts, details which are simply not true. He refers to Bert Wickstead as being a Flying Squad detective (he wasn't) and that he served under Ted Greeno (he didn't) and when he refers to the legendary Fabian of the Yard, he really should have credited him with his proper name of `Robert', instead of `Jack'.
No, Mr. Clarkson is more than capable of writing far better books than this, and I hope he will; this one goes straight in the waste-paper basket.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
London Gangster,
This review is from: Billy Hill: Godfather of London (Hardcover)
Billy Hill: Godfather of London
Fascinating but misleading in depicting subject as a hero. The bravery and fearlessness of these people is unbelievable and yet Billy and his confederates did not direct their talents to helping out the war effort. Their cunning and inginuity would no doubt have been welcome in the armed forces. Instead they seem to have prospered and benefited from the War.
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