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No-one could rule bloody Glasgow, they said. Arthur Thompson proved them all wrong. From a normal working class family, Thompson started out as a bouncer, minder and bagman. Hard, bright, he learned young. Cross him - you were scarred. Cheat him - he nailed you to the floor. The gangsters of Glasgow thought it couldn't get worse. It did. For forty years Thompson ruled Glasgow's mean streets, always devising new terror. There came a time people prayed to be crucified. This fully revised edition of "The Last Godfather" visits places no law-abiding person has been. Gun-running, murders, drug dealing and torture are still there. But there's much more. How he improved on crucifixion. Created Europe's Tartan Mafia. Invented concrete boots. Then there's his impact on others such as death by sniper, kidnap from London and tortured in Glasgow - and why he decided to do nothing about the Ice Cream Wars. Thompson died of natural causes but his influence didn't stop at his grave, left unmarked for fear of gravediggers. This new edition explains and describes The Aftermath in detail for the first time. Revenge from beyond the grave - the kidnapper killed. Hexed - his enemies since murdered yet the cases remain unsolved. Twice torched - who was so desperate to get rid of his old HQ? The good daughter's curse. The runt's tale and the end of the line. There couldn't be another - Arthur Thompson was The Last Godfather.
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Trailing Glasgow's meanest streets for years as a social worker, in 1998 Reg McKay woke up unable to face the grey-faced men in grey suits. So he left to write. A widely published investigative journalist and regular crime columnist for the Daily Record, he is the author of ten books, most bestsellers, including The Ferris Conspiracy and Vendetta (with Paul Ferris).
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There is no honour amongst thieves.,
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This review is from: The Last Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Arthur Thompson (Paperback)
I had a fasination with this book as my family, on my granmothers side, are in it. So it was a revelation to read what they were up to, I always thought they were really nice and I always liked going to see them.The book however, begins in the usual way, boy rises above his hard child hood and uses what ever he has to rise abive the rest, even if that is with violence. Where this book got really intereseting was when he gets to the top, what he does to stay there. Couldn't put the book down. Very easy to read, clear and to the point. Refers to Paul Ferris and so led me to buy the Ferris Conspiracy, which is another good read but similar source material. Recommend this book. Pulls no punches, tells it how it was and allows you to make your own judgements to the type of people they were.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Whos this book about?,
By K1ng (Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Last Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Arthur Thompson (Paperback)
Great book. Much better than alot of those Glasgow crime world books that talk more about broken bottles than they do, personalities.I see one problem here though. Reg takes every opportunity to talk at great length about Paul Ferris. The Ferris Conspiracy was a great book too but it's already been written, this book is more like the part Aurthur played in Ferris's life. Good book Reg, stop thinking about Paul though.
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insatiable!,
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This review is from: The Last Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Arthur Thompson (Paperback)
I picked this book up on sale just a few weeks ago because I was intrigued by the legend of Arthur Thompson and other Glasgow gangsters who dont seem to be household names like most of your london faces although are just as interesting. I have to say I couldnt put it down once I started. After finishing the book which took me one night and a plane journey I felt like I wanted to know more about the man. And I,m glad as wel that for once organised crime was portrayed in a less glamourous light and showed reasons for why many career crimanals do what they do. Think I,ll have to go and buy the Ferris Conspiracy and maybe some other Glasgow crime books,fascinating!
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