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	Kray Books

The Krays - The Final Countdown - They lived by their own rules. And died by them. The three brothers will never be forgotten
	The Krays - Unfinished Business - An illustrated study of the British criminal underworld of the 1960s, including the Kray brothers and their gang
John Pearson knows more about the Krays than anyone alive. His book The Profession of Violence was published 28 years ago (by WandN) to huge acclaim and is still in print today in paperback. The Krays film was based on the book and it was Pearson who exposed the Boothby connection in 1994. In 1967, the year before they were arrested, the twins asked Pearson to write their biography. He remained a confidant of the family and the brothers throughout their trial and prison years. Reg was in prison for 33 years although the judge recommended 30 years and was only released when he was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and given weeks to live. Using the trail as the fulcrum for the narrative, Pearson, in this completely new book, will revisit the twins criminal past, including a raft of new material hitherto unpublished. The trial will be re-examined (he still has contact with the living trial lawyers) and he will look at their time in gaol (including Ronnie's bizarre life in Broadmore) andexamine what it is about the Krays which, at the time and over the next thirty years, made them 'criminal celebrities'. On the one hand they were pursued by a fascinated media who wanted to re-create these two brutal murderers as folk heroes, and on the other they were demonised by an establishment ashamed of the way it had embraced them. Pearson will examine just why successive Home Secretaries found it too unpalatable to release the twins when so many other less well-known, but possibly more unsavoury murderers and criminals, were released after serving a fraction of their time. This is a timely book and, with Reg's death, Pearson is now at liberty to tell the whole amazing, fascinating story.
	The Profession of Violence -
Reg Kray - Born Fighter - The autobiography of the elder Kray twin who delivers his own story concerning the Kray twins' East End childhood, their love for their mother, the development of their formidable position as gangsters
	Reg Kray - A way of Life -This is "Reggie's" story, a diary of his life, with reflections on the past and the role he found for himself "on the inside"
Ron Kray - My Story - Following on from "Our Story", Ron Kray fills in the gaps and gives his version of the murders of Jack "The Hat" McVitie and George Cornell, describing his bisexuality and his marriage in Broadmoor and clarifying many of the misconceptions about the years when he and Reg ruled the London underworld, shot enemies at will and simultaneously socialized with some of the most glittering politicians, celebrities and hostesses of the time
	Running with the Krays - This is the story of Billy Webb, a man who lived in the heart of London's gangland during the period when it was dominated by the Kray twins
The Enforcer: the Secrets of My Life with the Krays - it is the inside story of the Krays from a radically different standpoint, sensationally charting the rise of the country's most notorious criminals, and their final descent into self-destruction
	The Krays - Latest book on the life and times of this family - Published May 2001
Calling time on the Krays: The Barmaids tale - At 8.30pm on 6th March, 1966, Ronnie Kray shot George Cornell in the Blind Beggar pub, Mile End Road. The principal witness, a young barmaid, eventually agreed to give evidence at the trial of the Kray twins, evidence that was crucial in securing a conviction. Since that time, she was kept silent about her ordeal after the killing when she was a marked woman and about the years since, with a new identity, moving from safe house to safe house. However, her story is not just that of a witness, it is also the story of young girl growing up in the East End
	Ronnie Kray - Ronnie Kray was one half of London's most notorious gangster duo. He and his brother Reggie ruled the East End of the 1950s, and the duo's crimes and vendettas, showdowns and rivalries, have become the stuff of legend. Here, natural raconteur and childhood friend, Laurie O'Leary, recalls the behind-the scenes stories of his wild times in the Kray gang and describes the colourful characters who made up the Krays' ever-changing circle of friends and enemies - from Nipper Read, the man who brought about the twins' downfall, to Jack 'the Hat' McVitie, murder victim. He also reveals the private side of this complex and troubled man - how he reacted to being certified insane after a nervous breakdown in 1958, and how he coped with being a homosexual in a hard man's world.
Kate Kray - Natural Born Killers - When Kate married Ronnie Kray, he introduced her to some of the most feared criminals. She persuaded them to open their hearts to her and talk about their crimes, fears and their dreams. The result is a book that gives an insight into the minds of Britain's most wanted criminals.
	Kate Kray - The Twins: Free at last - Nobody knew the twins like Kate Kray. Married to Ron before his death, she was given access into the world they inhabited, and was entrusted with some of the darkest secrets they possessed - secrets that couldn't be revealed until they were both dead
Kate Kray - Murder, Madness and Marriage - This is the story of Kate and Ronnie Kray.
	Charlie Kray - Doing the business - For years, links between the fearsome Kray firm and the American Mafia were hinted at. Charlie Kray was the man who knew everything, but the law of the street dictated that he kept it all secret. In this book, written before Charlie Kray's death, evrything is now revealed
The Kray Files - Ronnie and Reggie Kray were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1968. This book asks why they have become such media icons, whether they really were the crazed killers they were represented as, and explores the East End environment they came from and their legacy to society.
	The Krays - Our Story -An autobiography of the Kray Twins