Big Shots

Carl Williams and the Gangland Murders

Adam Shand

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English

Penguin
26 March 2014

Biography; Biography: general; True crime; Crime & criminology; Drugs trade & trafficking; Street & gun crime

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'People reckon my life has been glamorous. Well if this is glamour, then they're just off their heads.'

It was to be Carl Williams' last conversation behind bars with his unlikely confidante, reporter Adam Shand. Shortly afterwards, the drug boss and killer was front-page news again - his burial in a gold-plated coffin.

This behind-the-scenes story of Melbourne's disorganised crime scene starts in the late 1990s when a feud raging between rival underworld families erupted in a spate of slayings on Melbourne's streets. The new generation was clashing with the criminal Establishment. Shand got closer than anyone to unravelling the personal stories behind the headlines, talking to the key figures, the suspects and victims, including Williams, his wife Roberta, Mick Gatto and many others.

It wasn't a relationship without risks. Crackling with tension, Big Shots documents Shand's plunge into the other side of Melbourne. He watches as notorious criminals are transformed into red-carpet celebrities and finds himself questioning his objectivity – and even whether he is being used to further murderous ends.

By: Adam Shand
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 356g
ISBN: 9780143007753
ISBN 10: 0143007750
Pages: 420
Publication Date: 26 March 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Big Shots

Carl Williams and the Gangland Murders

Adam Shand

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