Villains' paradise : a history of Britain's underworld / Donald Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Donald, 1934-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Great Britain--History--1945-.

Crime.

Criminals.

Social conditions.

Great Britain.

History.

Crime--Great Britain--Sociological aspects.

Criminals--Great Britain--Social conditions.

Crime--Great Britain--Case studies.

Great Britain--Social conditions--1945-.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xix, 506 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First Pegasus Books edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Pegasus Books ; [St. Paul, Minn.] : Distributed by Consortium, 2006.

Summary:

"Thomas has excelled himself. An important and riveting study in social history, it also has a very pertinent relevance in the crime-riddled society that is Britain today."-The Sunday Times (London) B "A magnificent book. Beautifully written, utterly compelling: almost without fault in every respect."-The Literary ReviewB Venturing into the urban underbelly of postwar Britain, and especially of London, this riveting true-crime chronicle explores the shadowy ganglands where for twenty-five years armed robbery, prostitution, vice, and drugs flourished under racketeer kings. B Donald Thomas' The Victorian Underworld was shortlisted for the Golden Dagger Award and was followed by An Underworld at War. Thomas lives in Bath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-488) and index.

ISBN:

9781933648170

1933648171

OCLC:

79650958