| Underbelly: The Gangland War Contributor(s): Silvester, John (Author), Rule, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 184454737X ISBN-13: 9781844547371 Publisher: Blake Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: John Moran and Carl Williams were the two biggest rival drug barons in Australia. They certainly weren't partners, but they weren't sworn enemies. After a meeting over a drug money dispute went sour, Moran shot Carl in the stomach, but decided not to finish the job. It turned out to be the biggest mistake of his life, as Carl became hell bent on revenge. Within months, most of the Moran family and a host of underworld figures would die in an astonishing spate or revenge killings that shook the public and the police to the core. Murder, greed, drugs, sex, and corruption abound in this true story that reads like a piece of gangster fiction. This is the amazing story of a powerful man who did things his way to the bitter end. |
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| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Organized Crime - True Crime | Murder - General |
| Dewey: 364.109 |
| Physical Information: 384 pages |
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| Publisher Description: John Moran and Carl Williams were the two biggest rival drug barons in Australia. They certainly weren t partners, but they weren t sworn enemies. After a meeting over a drug money dispute went sour, Moran shot Carl in the stomach, but decided not to finish the job. It turned out to be the biggest mistake of his life, as Carl became hell bent on revenge. Within months, most of the Moran family and a host of underworld figures would die in an astonishing spate of revenge killings that shook the public and the police to the core. Murder, greed, drugs, sex, and corruption abound in this true story that reads like a piece of gangster fiction. This is the amazing story of a powerful man who did things his way to the bitter end." |