Three Crooked Kings / Matthew Condon
- Bib ID:
- 10009296
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Condon, Matthew, author
- Online Access:
- National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia
- Related Online Resources:
- Thumbnail
- Edition:
- Anniversary edition.
- Access Conditions:
- National edeposit: Available onsite at the National Library of Australia, State Library of Queensland
- Description:
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- St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2023
- 1 online resource.
- File Characteristics:
- text file EPUB 10.2MB
- ISBN:
- 9780702269646
- Summary:
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'It was the genius of the system ... from day to day you didn't know who was on the take or not. You didn't know who you could trust.' Three Crooked Kings is the shocking true story of Queensland and how a society was shaped by almost half a century of corruption. At its core is Terry Lewis, deposed and jailed former police commissioner. From his entry into the force in 1949, Lewis rose through the ranks, becoming part of the so-called Rat Pack with detectives Glen Hallahan and Tony Murphy under the guiding influence of Commissioner Frank Bischof.The next four decades make for a searing tale of cops and killings, bagmen and blackmail, and sin and sleaze that exposes a police underworld that operated from Queensland to New South Wales. This gripping book examines the final pieces of the puzzle, unearths new evidence on cold cases, and explores the pivotal role that whistleblower Shirley Brifman, prostitute and brothel owner, played until her sudden death. Based on extensive and unprecedented access to Terry Lewis and his personal papers, as well as hundreds of interviews with key players and conspirators, Three Crooked Kings is the first of three explosive books. Awarded journalist and novelist Matthew Condon has crafted the definitive account of an era that changed a state and is still reverberating to this day.
- Subject:
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- Lewis, Terence
- Misconduct in office -- Australia -- Queensland
- Misconduct in office -- Queensland
- Police corruption -- Australia -- Queensland
- Police corruption -- Queensland
- Police -- Australia -- Queensland -- Biography
- Police -- Queensland -- Biography
- Political corruption -- Australia -- Queensland
- Political corruption -- Queensland
- Misconduct in office
- Police corruption
- Police
- Political corruption
- Politics and government
- True crime
- Queensland -- Politics and government -- 1976-1990
- Queensland
- Genre/Form:
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2023
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