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When Reggie Kray shot Albert Donoghue from behind the bar, Albert
learned that the Twins meant business. The hit was intended to
avenge a loose remark, and also to test Albert's loyalty to the
underworld code of silence. It was a test that Albert passed
admirably. And so he became Reggie's right-hand man, his minder and
chief executive.But when the Krays were arrested, they made one of
their most dangerous mistakes. They told Albert to admit to a crime
he had not committed: the killing of Frank Mitchell.Albert, who had
become increasingly appalled by the violent turn the Twins'
business affairs had been taking, testified against them. His
evidence landed the Krays thirty years, but Albert and his family
were sentenced to a lifetime of watching their backs.In this
explosive book, Albert Donoghue reveals the shocking events he
witnessed - it is the inside story of the Krays from a radically
different standpoint. It sensationally charts the rise of the
country's most notorious criminals, and their final descent into
self-destruction. This is a book that will change the Kray myth
forever.
Albert Donoghue was Reggie Kray's right hand man, his minder and
chief executive. He was deeply implicated in their criminal
rackets, collecting protection money and acting as paymaster to the
other members of the firm. But then the Kray's made what was to be
one of their most dangerous mistakes. They tried to get Donoghue to
admit to the killing of Frank Mitchell. Albert, who had become
increasingly appalled by the violent turn the Twin's business
affairs had been taking, testified against them. His evidence
landed the Kray's 30 years. In this book, Albert Donoghue reveals
the shocking events he witnessed - it is the inside story of the
Krays from a radically different standpoint. It charts the rise of
the country's most notorious criminals, and their final descent
into self-destruction.
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