{"product_id":"9781460719237_the-dark-prince-of-melbourne","title":"The Dark Prince Of Melbourne","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBad boys, bright lights and sorry ends: the story of our most infamous gangster.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Leslie 'Squizzy' Taylor was many things to many people: a kind and caring husband, father and stepfather, a reliable son and brother, a generous and considerate neighbour and patron. He was also a criminal willing to consider any type of crime, provided it supported his lifestyle and his ego.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSquizzy graduated from teenage pickpocket to adult murderer, from organising smash-and-grab raids on jewellers to corrupting juries and suborning witnesses. And he was nothing if not newsworthy, whether appearing at the opening night of a new show at the top end of Bourke Street or climbing the steps en route to an appearance in the Supreme Court.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a decade, Victoria's best detectives were unable to pin any one of a dozen major crimes on him. Yet Squizzy ultimately met his match in street-punk-turned-gunman Snowy Cutmore in a darkened bedroom in a boarding house in Carlton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first detailed biography of arguably Australia's best-known standover man, Ian W. Shaw traces the life of the criminal who set the trend in city gangster life, not only in Melbourne but Australia-wide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian W. Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46899273367701,"sku":"9781460719237","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460719237_a2967b56-8811-4f10-b3f8-94af6ecd3650.jpg?v=1776888552","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460719237_the-dark-prince-of-melbourne","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}