- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Billy Hill Family Limited (1 Dec 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0956095801
- ISBN-13: 978-0956095800
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,221,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I have heard about this book in most other true crime books i have ever read. i knew it was about but like the other reviewer says it is very hard to find and if you do it is very expensive.
The book was a very good read and i am glad i got to read it finally. if you get the chance to buy it then do so if you like true crime thisis not one to be missed. i will certainly be keeping hold of my copy.
Thanks to justin for A) releasing it again and B) signing my copy of the book :)
The book was a very good read and i am glad i got to read it finally. if you get the chance to buy it then do so if you like true crime thisis not one to be missed. i will certainly be keeping hold of my copy.
Thanks to justin for A) releasing it again and B) signing my copy of the book :)
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Billy Hill writes in 1955 about an extraordinary life of crime and punishment and his ruthless rise to the top of Britain's gangland. This book details Billy's sensational Eastcastle and KLM heists, for which no one was ever jailed. It's an entertaining read, giving you insight into what made Billy tick.
`Boss of Britain's Underworld' caused a media storm when it was launched in Soho on the site of today's Groucho Restaurant. A contemporary newspaper, the Daily Sketch, wailed: 'There has been nothing like it since the days of Al Capone. It was the most insolent gesture the underworld has ever made'.
The book became a rare classic, quoted in every true crime history of the period, but very hard to get hold of. Copies of the original change hands for more than £100, but now you can own this slice of history for £20.
This is a well-produced hardback edition with a gold debossed Hill family logo on the front cover. It includes a 2008 introduction by Billy's son Justin Hill and never-before-seen photographs.
`Boss of Britain's Underworld' caused a media storm when it was launched in Soho on the site of today's Groucho Restaurant. A contemporary newspaper, the Daily Sketch, wailed: 'There has been nothing like it since the days of Al Capone. It was the most insolent gesture the underworld has ever made'.
The book became a rare classic, quoted in every true crime history of the period, but very hard to get hold of. Copies of the original change hands for more than £100, but now you can own this slice of history for £20.
This is a well-produced hardback edition with a gold debossed Hill family logo on the front cover. It includes a 2008 introduction by Billy's son Justin Hill and never-before-seen photographs.
Format:Hardcover
An important contribution to the history of crime in London. Written in the early 1950s, it lacks the detail which we now know about Billy Hill. His story, including the correct details of his birth, can be found in Gangs of London, published by Milo in November 2010. This book also contains the history of Billy's sister Maggie, a member of the Forty Elephants team of shoplifters, who was as big a villain as her brother. Gangs of London
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