Susanna Lobez – författare

Throughout the past century, Melbourne has spawned its fair share of notorious criminals some more infamous than others. In this compelling and comprehensive book, Britain s top true crime writer James Morton and former barrister and legal broadcaster Susanna Lobez take you on a tour of Melbourne s criminal past, visiting Australia s favourite larrikin Squizzy Taylor, career criminals Chopper Read and the Pettingill family, as well as chronicling the long-running Painters and Dockers Union and recent Melbourne gang wars. Along the way, tales of Melbourne's talented standover men, contract killers, robbers, conmen, brothel keepers, biker gangs, drug dealers and corrupt cops offer an extraordinary insight into this colourful and mysterious world.

Gangland Sydney details the exploits of an unforgettable cast of villains, crooks and mobsters who have defined the criminal and gangland scene in Sydney from the mid-1800s to the present day.In this compelling book, Britain's top true crime author James Morton and barrister and legal broadcaster Susanna Lobez track the rise and fall of Sydney's standover men, contract killers, robbers, brothel keepers, biker gangs and drug dealers, and also examine the role of police, politicians and lawyers who have helped and hindered the growth of these criminal empires.Vivid and explosive, Gangland Sydney is compulsive reading.