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Sydney Noir
The Golden Years
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The first ever book devoted entirely to the golden years of the Sydney underworld.
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The first ever book devoted entirely to the golden years of the Sydney underworld.
In the late 1960s, Sydney was one of the most prosperous places on earth and one of the most corrupt. A large proportion of the population was engaged in illegal gambling and other activities that made colourful characters such as Lennie McPherson, Abe Saffron, and George Freeman wealthy and, to many, folk heroes. Thousands of American soldiers on their seven-day leave from Vietnam turned Kings Cross, with its strip shows and night clubs, into one big party.
The whole corrupt carnival was run by the police in an arrangement known as 'the joke'. They could just about get away with that term because heroin had not yet turned the underworld into the killing machine it would soon become. Two of the main jokers were also lovers: vice queen Shirley Brifman and violent detective Fred Krahe.
In Sydney Noir, Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern revisit this dark yet fascinating chapter of Sydney's history, telling stories that would be unbelievable were they not true. Finally, they make the bold argument that the premier of the time, Sir Robert Askin, may not have been as guilty of corruption as many have claimed.
'Duffy and Hordern give the city the kicking it's been asking for, and the city gives up all the secrets and the bodies...' John Birmingham
'An insightful retrospective on the emergence of organised crime and corruption in Sydney in the 1960s and 1970s.' Bob Bottom OAM, investigative journalist
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Sydney Noir by Nick Hordern and Michael Duffy is praised for its exploration of organised crime and corruption in Sydney during the 1960s and 1970s, offering a gritty and revealing account that pulls no punches. It has been described as an insightful retrospective that uncovers the city's hidden secrets and dark past.
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ISBN: 9781742235448
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 May 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 233.0mm
Weight: 475g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Michael Duffy has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sun Herald as a reporter of crime and other urban issues. He is the author of many crime books β novels and non-fiction β including The Tower, The Simple Death and Drive By. He is currently a media officer for NSW Prisons.
Nick Hordern is a former senior journalist at the AFR who has also worked as a political staffer, reviewer and researcher at the Lowy Institute.
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