> The Krays were an evil pair of little scumbags not because of the
> murders -- topping someone like Jack McVitie comes with the territory --
> but the way they ran the Conservative politician (later Lord) Boothby by
> feeding him adolescent amateur boxers who couldn't say no unless they
> wanted to be kneecapped was just a little (for all of me) beyond it.
Have you read Jake Arnott's novel "The Long Firm" - featuring the Krays as
incidental characters, Jack the Hat as a major one, and a Boothby-type Lord.
Best thriller I've read in ages.
George
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George Simmers
Snakeskin Poetry Webzine is at
http://www.snakeskin.org.uk
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