

Mr Pearson wrote three books on the Krays, including their 'official' biography The Profession of Violence, which was said to be the second most popular book in H.M.'s prisons after the Bible.

“According to Ron in the early days they had sex with each other because they were terrified about people finding out.” “But as they became more notorious, Ronnie became quite shameless about it.

The author said: “Homosexuality was nothing to be proud of in the East End. Our journalists cover all the news you need - from City Hall to your local streets, so you'll never miss a moment.ĭon't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. About the author (2016) John Pearson is the author of several novels and biographies including The Life of Ian Fleming, Stags and Serpents: The History of the Dukes of Devonshire and The. MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. John Pearson is also the author of All the Money in the World (previously titled Painfully Rich), now a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott film and starring Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg and Christopher Plummer (nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor).Do you want to stay up to date with the latest news, views, features and opinion from across the city? Now expanded to include further extraordinary revelations, including the unusual alliance between the Kray twins and Lord Boothby – the Tory peer who won £40,000 in a libel settlement when he denied allegation of his association with the Krays – The Profession of Violence is a truly classic work. John Pearson explores the strange relationship that bound the twins together, and charts their gruesome career to their downfall and imprisonment for life in 1969. Building an empire of organised crime such as nobody has done before or since, the brothers swindled, intimidated, terrorised, extorted and brutally murdered. Reggie and Ronald Kray ruled London's gangland during the 1960s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of organised crime such as nobody has done before or since, the brothers swindled, intimidated, terrorised, extorted and brutally murdered. The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, LEGEND, starring Tom Hardy.
