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The Real Top Boys
- The True Story of London's Deadliest Street Gangs
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukue
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
The true story of London's toughest, deadliest street gangs: the events, the rules and the real top boys.
Are the streets of London some of the deadliest in the world?
What's the truth behind the headlines?
And who are the real top boys?
The Real Top Boys reveals the lives of the street gangs who have taken over, and now rule, dozens of corners of the UK's capital.
Best-selling true-crime author Wensley Clarkson takes us on a tour of the housing estates and volatile neighbourhoods where pride, rivalry and revenge are the codes people live and die by. He talks to the criminals who have helped create this chilling modern-day underworld and recounts the vicious turf wars that changed the map, unravels the rules and rights of the streets, and charts the rise and fall of many of the game's key players over the decades that have transformed the city.
Featuring interviews with real-life gangsters and told in a gripping story that lays bare the hard life in this world, The Real Top Boys is the ultimate account of gang life in London and a jaw-dropping look at who really runs the streets.
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- 21-04-22
worst thing I've ever listened to
bored after 10 minutes.
accents are cringe
questionable references to white drug dealers as 'professional' gangsters and Jamaican drug dealers as dangerous criminals...
wondering how to request my credit back..
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- Colin baker
- 15-04-22
Don’t bother
The author spends half the time going on about top boy tv show. Save your money and just watch the series on Netflix
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-10-21
Great book, narrator is terrible
The book is really interesting the narrator though is shocking, cringeworthy pretend accents when reading certain parts.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-22
Bring back the next series
A great a listen, especially if you’re waiting for the next series of Top Boy to hit our screens.
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- Kindle Reader 2020
- 12-11-21
Excellent book, really enjoyed it.
I have really enjoyed this book, what a great insight into the Top Boys of London.
Highly recommended.
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- Elin Butler
- 19-03-24
Good story, terrible accents
The story is good, but gets loads of events in Top Boy series mixed up or wrong. The narrator’s accents are really distracting as they’re not even close to accurate.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-04-23
Insightful book
Bravo to the author for tackling such a tricky subject. It surely gave an insight into the underworld and explains why certain things happen
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- John Forrester
- 22-12-22
Top Boy Review
Brilliant addition to the Netflix drama, if this is meant, its an amazing listen.
Gives alot extra, also see in other reviews people mocking the accents, not for me adds to this great book.
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- Kevin Costelloe
- 02-08-22
Those accents!!
Narrators accent has nearly made me turn off several times but the story's good...
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- Les Walker
- 26-07-22
Great listen
After working in London for a lot of years you don't realise how close you are to all these gangs
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