Two films and numerous books have attempted to tell the shocking
story of two of Britain's most ruthless gangs. For 20 years, the
Essex Boys firm and their successors, the New Generation,
controlled a lucrative drugs empire in Essex and throughout the
south east of England by using intimidation, gratuitous violence
and murder. Rampaging through the streets and clubland, they
destroyed anything and anybody that dared to get in their way.
Eventually torn apart by greed and paranoia, the gang members
became victims of their own vile trade and hate-filled actions. Pat
Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe were all blasted repeatedly with
a shotgun as they sat in their Range Rover down a remote farm
track. Dean Boshell was lured to allotments, then beaten and shot
execution-style three times through the head. Others, such as
Darren Nicholls and Damon Alvin, turned Super Grass and disappeared
into the witness protection scheme never to be seen again, while
three other men are in prison serving life sentences. Steve
`Nipper` Ellis is the last man standing, the only member to have
survived the bloody reign of both gangs. In Essex Boy, he tells his
shocking story for the first time, and reveals just how close he
came to being both murderer and murder victim.
General
Imprint: |
Mainstream Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2009 |
First published: |
September 2009 |
Authors: |
Bernard O'Mahoney
• Steven Ellis
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84596-499-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-84596-499-3 |
Barcode: |
9781845964993 |
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