Dangerous To Know: An Australasian Crime Compendium

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Melbourne Univ. Publishing, Sep 1, 2009 - True Crime - 576 pages
From the bestselling authors of Gangland Australia comes Dangerous to Know, an A to Z of Australasian crimes, criminals and their victims. James Morton and Susanna Lobez have trawled through written records to compile this snappy yet comprehensive account of the bad, mad and plain notorious. All the names are here, from Ronald Ryan (the last man hanged in Australia), to the Carlton Crew. An unmissable book, in one handy volume, for anyone who wants to know all there is to know about Australia's dark underbelly.
 

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James Morton, a former defence lawyer in England, is one of Britain's leading experts on crime, and the author of more than twenty books including his bestselling Gangland series. Susanna Lobez is an actor-turned-barrister-turned-broadcaster. She has been an ABC specialist legal broadcaster on The Law Report (radio) and Law Matters (TV). She has written feature articles for the Age and columns for the Sunday Herald Sun. They are the co-authors of the bestselling Gangland Australia. James Morton is also the co-author of Shotgun and Standover, an account of the Painters and Dockers' Union.

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