Book description
An updated edition of the bestselling autobiography of Charlie Kray,
elder brother of the Kray twins, Ronnie and Reggie.
Charlie Kray was the only person who knew the truth behind the
terrifying violence of his notorious twin brothers, Ronnie and Reggie.
In his dying days, reflecting on how the Kray name destroyed his life,
Charlie reveals what he really thought about the twins - and why they
treated him so badly.
Today, 40 years after the arrests that ended their so-called reign of
terror, the power the Krays wielded is part of criminal folklore - and
the fascination with them lives on.
Charlie knew them better than anyone - from the extortion racket that
provided riches beyond their dreams and the sexual liaison that took
them into the corridors of power to the murderous mayhem the twins
embarked on as they came to see themselves as beyond the law.
In this fully updated edition of his best-selling autobiography,
Charlie Kray reveals a side of Ronnie and Reggie that not even their
closest henchmen ever saw. 'This enjoyable autobiography from the Kray
twins' elder 'quiet' brother gives as intimate a look at the identical
east End gangsters as we're ever likely to glimpse.' Observer Robin
McGibbon first met Charlie Kray in 1975 when, as managing director of
Everest Books, he published the first edition of this autobiography.
Since then, he has worked as a sub-editor on the Daily Express and
written, and co-written ten books, including the autobiographies of
Christopher Lambrianou, who got caught up in the Kray madness, Barbara
Windsor and Eamonn Andrews. McGibbon, who has also produced a Talking
Book of his conversations with all three Kray brothers, lives in Kent
with his second wife, Sue.
