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Our Story

By: Reginald Kray, Ronald Kray, Fred Dinenage - introduction
Narrated by: David John, Fred Dinenage
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The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller: The Kray twins' classic account of their brutal reign over London's underworld.

Our Story is the definitive account of Britain's most notorious gangsters, the Kray twins, written in their own words. Ronnie and Reg ruled London's underworld for more than a decade as gang lords, becoming celebrities in their own right. Photographed by David Bailey and interviewed for television, they were among the most powerful and feared men in the city.

Their reign of terror ended on 8 March 1969 when they were sentenced to life with the recommendation that they serve at least thirty years. Ronnie ended his days in Broadmoor, his raging insanity controlled by massive doses of drugs. Reg served almost three decades in some of Britain's toughest jails before being released on compassionate grounds in August 2000, dying of cancer eight months later.

Compiled from behind prison walls, this compelling and disturbing book explodes the myths surrounding the Kray twins. In a series of interviews with Fred Dinenage, Ronnie and Reg set the record straight, telling the full story of their brutal career of crime and years behind bars in their own words. With an introduction from Dinenage, Our Story is a thrilling account from two legendary criminals.

©2015 Reginald Kray, Ronald Kray (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Historical Organised Crime True Crime Crime England
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The Kray brothers, Ronald and Reginald, were famous identical twin English gangsters who ran a criminal empire in London's East End, known as "The Firm," from the late 1950s to the late 1960s.

They were alleged to be involved in a wide range of crimes, including protection rackets, arson and murder, though achieved celebrity status by hobnobbing with celebrities and politicians in their clubs.

Listening to this book does present cause to question whether justice was indeed served. Both Ron and Reggie were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of criminal men, whereas similar crimes then and today, including the murder of the innocent (not criminals) do not garner such sentences. Where is the justice in that?

The reign of The Krays was a different time, where there were still values and clear distinctions between London's underbelly and "the normal people living their lives". Their removal from the London underworld created a vacuum that was then filled by many and far worse characters, drugs and crimes and an infiltration of the underbelly into normal peoples lives, which likely may not have occurred if the Krays had remained in power.

Everytime we seek "regime change" we need to question, what will fill the void created and will that be better or worse? Facinating lives.

The end of an era - The Kray brothers.

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Only knew minor information about the Kray twins. Always fascinated how they could be so polite and well presented on one side and then savage and brutal on the other. The twin brothers aspect provides and added layer to the story as to how they were always so in sync.

Fascinating story on so many levels

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I loved it opened my eyes to a lot , lies that all makes sense

true

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What a life of two men unreal story told from both brothers definitely a must listen

Great story great great

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