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They ruled the streets of London in the 1960s. Half a century later, Ronnie
and Reggie Kray, unrepentant purveyors of violence and murder, hold more
fascination than ever before.Portrayed as charismatic gangsters on the big
screen, the saga of the twins, their firm and their thirty-odd years behind
bars is one that is determinedly and deliberately embellished with every
passing year. Yet it is only recently that the stark, unvarnished truth about
the twins has started to emerge after being so cunningly concealed behind the
façade of charitable deeds and East End loyalties. Bestselling author Jacky
Hyams has carefully re-examined some of the stories, the lies and the myths to
reveal a very different portrait of the twins and those closest to them. She
reveals the complexity of their relationships and their closest bonds, and
contests the police’s belief that Ronnie Kray senselessly murdered ‘one of
their own’. Ronnie Kray is said to have described he and his twin as ‘vicious,
elegant bastards’. It is one of the few truths ever uttered by either of them.
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