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No Handcuffs: The Final Word on My War with The Krays

By: Eddie Richardson
Narrated by: Eddie Richardson, Karl Jenkinson
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THE FINAL WORD FROM THE LAST KING OF GANGLAND WITH A FOREWORD BY MARTINA COLE

Eddie Richardson is the last brand-name gangster. Say the name and the world of violent criminality grabs you by the throat.

The Richardson brothers, Eddie and Charlie, and their infamous 'Torture Gang', made money while their rivals Ronnie and Reggie Kray made fatal mischief. They fought each other, but now, in 2019, Eddie Richardson says: 'They tell me blood is thicker than water, but with Charlie it wasn't so. He was evil.'

With his brother dead, Eddie Richardson feels free to detail the story of a vicious family feud that provoked extravagant acrimony. No Handcuffs unravels the mysteries of decades of crime and political incident. The story of a turbulent era, it rivals the most imaginative fiction in its portrayal of gangland life with all its chanciness and rawness and careless disregard for any obstacle on the way to its target, the big money.

In an inspired collaboration with bestselling author Douglas Thompson, the mature Eddie Richardson is given a voice to reflect on his journey from the scrapyards of South London to the glitz and glamour of the West End nightclubs, to the flesh and tease of Soho, down Downing Street and through the door of Number 10 to the perils of espionage and international intrigue, and his elevation to demigod status in hard-men territory - and finally as a high-security inmate at Her Majesty's pleasure, but with a personal fridge kept well stocked with gourmet food.

No Handcuffs resonates today for, if anything, greed and corruption are more perverse, more rampant. As Eddie Richardson points out: 'We wrote the handbook for them.' Organized Crime True Crime Crime Thought-Provoking Funny
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Wow i really enjoyed this book was honest and addictive listening.As a south Londoner i could identify with the story names and places which was an added bonus.Was brilliant to hear Eddies side of this story told with integrity and truth.Would highly recommend giving this a listen and feel gutted that it's finished.Very entertaining and great insight into them days.

A must listen

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This book had me enthralled from start to finish. A fantastic, unembellished account of Eddie Richardson’s life. It conjured up some wonderful personal memories. My wife was born and brought up very close to the Richardson family home in Camberwell. We were married at St. John the Divine, in nearby Vassall Road and our first home was an old Victorian flat in Comber Grove, next to Eddie’s first school. Our local newsagent was the one on Wyndham Road owned and run by Eddie’s late mother Eileen. A lovely woman, she would always greet you with a smile and be ready for a natter. Fantastic read!

Wonderful book, highly recommended.

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Well narrated . You could feel Eddie Richardson's honesty coming through.. This book is a must read for anyone with an interest
in the London crime scene during the sixties

Brilliant insight to sixties crime

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Great stories from a golden age.
Didn't want the book to end to be honest.

Loved it

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honest portrait of London and it's gangland origins, narration was brilliant as it could almost have been the author reading it. loved the last chapter where Eddie spoke for himself, well worth a listen

liked the candid and honest standpoint

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