Author: Condon, Matthew.
Title: Three Crooked Kings.
Description: Brisbane, St Lucia University of Queensland Press (UQP), 2014. Reprint ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition. 346 pp. The award-winning journalist and novelist, Mathew Condon, relates the shocking true story of how Queensland society was shaped by 50 years of corruption. At its core was Terence Lewis, deposed and jailed former police commissioner, and is based on extensive and unprecedented access to Terry Lewis and his personal papers. From his entry into the force in 1949, Lewis rose through the ranks, becoming part of the so-called Rat Pack with detectives Glendon Patrick Hallahan and Tony Murphy under the guiding influence of Commissioner Frank Bischof. The next four decades make for a searing tale of cops and killings, bagmen and blackmail, and sin and sleaze that exposes a police underworld which operated from Queensland and into New South Wales. Explores the pivotal role that whistleblower Shirley Brifman, prostitute and brothel owner, played until her suspicious sudden death. ISBN: 9780702238918

Keywords: criminology, corruption, australian government, politics, police, queensland 9780702238918


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