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Essex Boys: A Terrifying Expose of the British Drugs Scene

A new edition of a book formerly known as So This is Ecstacy?,this is the true story of the rise of one of the most violent and successful criminal gangs of the 1990s. The author of the book was a key member of that gang, and this is his inside account of their violent ways. Their reign ended when the three leaders were murdered.

Genre
crime
Subject
true crime
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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