The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
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The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins
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Narrated by:
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Martin Shaw
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By:
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John Pearson
About this listen
Heroes or villains? You decide....
In the 1960s, London’s gangland was ruled by two men: Reggie and Ronnie Kray. Building an empire of crime by intimidation, extortion, and terror on a scale never seen before or since, they feted stars of stage and screen, sportsmen, and even politicians to gain the respectability they craved.
On the March 17, 1995, Ronnie Kray died suddenly of a heart attack while serving a life sentence for murder. His funeral was watched by over 50,000 people. Five years later, Reggie Kray died of cancer, thus closing a particularly dark chapter in the history of London's underworld.
Read by acclaimed actor Martin Shaw, this is the true story of their rise and fall.
©2012 The Copyright Group (P)2012 The Copyright GroupListeners also enjoyed...
He describes in his tone what is going on more believable and I enjoyed the listen very much
Excellent
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Good book but not all true
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Not bad
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Story telling at its best
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Comprehensive
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the truth being known is a good thing and in this case excellent
without the usual drama gossip and lies.
The only thing i found very not nessarsary was 1950's rock music at end of each chapter
very annoying in my opinion.
a very good audio
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Would you listen to The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins again? Why?
I have read this book but love this version Martin Shaws Cockney and Irish accents is superbWho was your favorite character and why?
Both reg and RonWhich scene did you most enjoy?
Loved their early childhood and the escapades with the armyAny additional comments?
Listening to this I feel I'm there in that period it's very engrossingTrue crime
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More less what you get in film with some more info
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Brilliant
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A well-written and fascinating book, which keeps the action going fast and never drags. Martin Shaw is one of those actors who makes you wonder why any publisher would ever let the author read their own books - his voice is smooth as silk and the characterisation is flawless.Two problems with the overall production:
One, the editor left in a lot of Shaw's mouth noises - intakes of breath, wet tongue and lip sounds etc - which can get a little distracting.
Two - and by far the most distracting - is the added music. For some incomprehensible reason the producers decided to start each chapter with one of Bill Haley's greatest hits. This is completely inappropriate - Bill Haley had no connection with the Krays and they didn't express any great fondness for his music - and not chronologically accurate, since the book covers the period from the thirties to the sixties. What's more, it doesn't fade behind the talking nearly as quickly as it should and makes the speech difficult to make out.
So, overall still worth getting, but next time don't let the Bill Haley Fan Club president do the editing!
Excellent text and performance, terrible editing.
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