Publisher's Synopsis
In the sixties Charlie Richardson's 'manor' was a hugely profitable empire stretching from South London scrapyards and West End drinking clubs to mining in South Africa. Then, on the brink of the most lucrative deal of his career, Richardson was arrested. After a trial where the press labelled him the 'Torture Gang Boss' and the judge called him a 'disgrace to society', he was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. Now the gangland legend tells his story, from stealing lead as a child and escaping from reform school to his battles with the Kray twins and the Mafia, and the years when he was known as the hardest man in London. Untl the law finally caught up with him.
'Gripping . . . takes you through a panting half century of beatings and scams and stir-crazy outbursts.' Independent on Sunday
'Brilliantly witty.' Punch
