Nick Hordern

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...

World War Noir is an exposition of the old truth that war and crime - and sex, drugs and popular music - go hand in hand. It seems that not even world war could stop crime in Sydney. In fact, World War Noir confirms that war and crime - in the form of sex, drugs, alcohol, racketeering and other illicit...