Dead Men's Wages

CD Edition

by Lilian Pizzichini
narrated by Patricia Gallimore

Genre: Non-Fiction
Age Group: Adult

Book Reference: DIR1360
ISBN: 978 1 4074 6774 0

Duration: 10h 30m (approx.) on 9 CDs

Publication Date: April 2008

Synopsis

Part biography, part literary memoir, Dead Men's Wages is a stunning book to inspire, haunt and move you. Lilian Pizzichini's grandfather Charlie Taylor was a conman who worked with some of London's most notorious gangsters.
In this haunting and insightful account of his life, she recreates the world of criminals and corrupt policemen that he dominated until his death in 1978 - spanning a time of enormous social and political change.

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London Evening Standard

“A remarkable account of the kind of man who we are all secretly fascinated by.”
 
 
 

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