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  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141901756
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

Gangs



Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight, stab, rob, rape and murder anyone who isn’t one of their own. And when rival gangs meet – what you get is warfare.

Ross Kemp, whose dad was a copper and taught him right from wrong, decided to infiltrate these secret underworld organizations to discover who they are, what makes them tick and what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. On his harrowing journey he:

• meets murderous members of the Number gang in a Cape Town jail

• crosses paths with warlords in Guatemala

• gets shot at in El Salvador

• is set on fire as an initiation test for Russian Neo-Nazis

Only TV hardman Ross Kemp could get this close to the world’s most violent street gangs: he’s tough enough to earn their trust and so get them to confide their innermost secrets. It’s a wild ride – and not for the faint hearted.

  • Published: 18 August 2008
  • ISBN: 9780141901756
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

About the author

Ross Kemp

Date: 2005-03-24
Ross Kemp is an investigative journalist, receiving international recognition for his critically acclaimed and BAFTA award-winning documentary series on Afghanistan, Gangs and Africa, as well as his hit series Extreme World. Ross has spent time on the front line in Afghanistan with 1 Royal Anglian, 16 Air Assault and 45 Commando. He lives in London.

Born in Essex in 1964, Ross Kemp is best known for his portrayal of Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. The first series of Ross Kemp on Gangs was broadcast on Sky One in October 2006 and the second series in January 2007.

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Praise for Gangs

Frightening, disturbing' Irish Examiner