Mr. Blue: Memoirs of a Renegade [Paperback]

"At 40 Eddie Bunker was a hardened criminal with a substantial prison record. Twenty-five years later, he is hailed by his peers as America's greatest living crime writer. Those who know and understand these things become hushed at the mere mention of his name. Some call him simply, The Man."

"Superbly written in Bunker's trademark hard-hitting prose style, Mr Blue is as thrilling as his fiction. A heavyweight contender for autobiography of the year."

"a classic of criminal pride and indignation"

"What a life! What a writer! What a book!"

Destined to be a bestseller in the tradition of 'Mr Nice' and 'The Guvnor,' this is the paperback edition of Edward Bunker's long-awaited autobiography. It tells the true story of a life that ranges far beyond the imagination of most fiction writers: 25 years in prison, author of four hugely successful crime novels, a spell on the FBI's 10 most wanted list, a role as Mr Blue in Tarantino's 'Reservoir Dogs,' and that's just for starters. With sales already over 5,000 in hardback, this riveting story of a life that mixes crime and culture should sell and sell.

Edward Bunker was born in Hollywood, California, the son of a stagehand father and Busby Berkeley chorus girl mother, whose early divorce propelled him into a series of boarding homes and military schools. A proud character, combined with an IQ of 152, resulted in a series of altercations with the authorities. He became the youngest ever inmate of San Quentin at the age of seventeen, and there he was befriended by Mrs Louise Wallis, wife of movie mogul, Hal Wallis, who introduced Bunker to her circle of friends, including Jack Dempsey, Tennessee Williams, Aldous Huxley and William Randolph Hearst.

A parole violation resulted in a spell crossing America as a fugitive on the FBI's most wanted list. His eventual capture led to Folsom prison. Bunker determined to write his way out, and No Beast So Fierce, viewed by many including Quentin Tarantino as the finest crime novel ever written, changed his fortunes. He has written four novels, has received an Oscar nomination for the screenplay of Runaway Train, and has appeared in a score of films. This blistering narrative is a memoir like no other.