Description
Scratch the surface of any family and you will find stories of intrigue, abuse and illegitimacy. It is just that, because of the nature of my grandfather's business, our secrets are more sinister'
Lilian Pizzichini's grandfather was a conman who worked with some of London's most notorious gangsters. Within the pages of this haunting and revealing account of his life, she re-creates, in vivid detail and with remarkable detachment, the world of criminals and corrupt policemen that he dominated until his death in 1978. This is a book to set the mind reeling with thoughts of cunning and intrigue, corruption, hardship and secrecy. Above all, it conveys beautifully the glamour and seduction of a London shrouded in mystery and this charismatic criminal who rose from its war-torn ashes.
Part biography, part literary memoir, Dead Men's Wages is, like Lorna Sage's Bad Blood, a stunning book to inspire, haunt and move you.
About the Author
Lilian Pizzichini was born in London in 1965. She is the author of the critically acclaimed biography The Blue Hour: A Portrait of Jean Rhys and Music Night at the Apollo: A Memoir of Drifting.
Awards
Winner of CWA Dagger for Non-Fiction 2002 (UK).
Book Information
ISBN 9781447271840
Author Lilian Pizzichini
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 127mm * 17mm
