BORN FIGHTER An Autobiography of Vicious Crime and Life-Long Punishment

Paperback. Reggie Kray was one of Britain's most notorious criminals. Together with his brother Ronnie, he rose through the ranks of London's East End gangland to run an evil empire of vice and villainy. But, after half a lifetime behind bars, Reg wanted to set the record straight. Here, in his own words, is the true story of his life as one half of a criminal double act with his brother Ronnie, the chilling career of two street-wise kids who became standard-bearers of violence - from fire-bombings to shootings and cold-blooded murder. But here too is the inner voice of a one-time mobster who learned compassion through his own struggle to come to terms with a life sentence. Illus. 180pp. mass market p/back. Even though this book is from the library of former legendary Det. Chief Supt. Leonard 'Nipper' Read, who eventually arrested the Kray Twins, there is no indication of this or mention of his name. There are, however, 3 loosely inserted handwritten slips of paper with 'Francis' on one (pp. 112/113), 'Barmaid seen' (pp. 98/99) and 'McVitie' with notes (pp. 118/119) on the third. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.