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The Last Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Arthur Thompson
by: Reg McKay

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1092
EAN: 9781845020866
ISBN: 1845020863
Label: Black and White Publishing
Manufacturer: Black and White Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 324
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
Publisher: Black and White Publishing
Studio: Black and White Publishing
Sales Rank: 70774

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- britains only godfather
Forget the Krays,the real top dogs in gangland uk were Arthur Thompson and his crew.Running britains toughest city(glasgow)for 30 years was no mean feat.Being shrewd enough to stay out of jail and networking with firms all over the uk made sure Thompson was the kingpin of gangland Britain not just Scotland.From MAD FRANK to the GUVNOR homage is paid to THE LAST GODFATHER.

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- Well written account of a "Hardman"
Thompson was fortunate to have lived in the era of honour among Criminals,something he lacked in his double cross of Ferris, I absolutely refuse to believe the account of his humiliation of the Kray's, this part is purely from fiction, all in all a good read.

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- excellent read
brings back many memories of living in glagow.i could not put this book down. well done reg mckay

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- There is no honour amongst thieves.
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 ... Read More:

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- Whos this book about?
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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