A Gangster's Life
War and Addiction in the New Underworld
by Peter Edwards
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Pub Date 2 Jan 2079 | Archive Date 27 May 2025
Penguin Random House Canada (Adult) | Random House Canada
Description
Bestselling author Peter Edwards exposes Canada's evolving criminal underworld in this unflinching account of a gang member who rescued himself from certain death by turning his back on criminal life.
In this gripping tale of a modern-day outlaw, Peter Edwards meticulously recounts the story of a high-ranking member of the United Nations gang of British Columbia in the early 2000s.
Edwards deftly weaves a tale of betrayal, grief and astounding resilience, in this gut-wrenching portrait from the inside of Canada’s criminal underworld. A Gangster’s Life brings alive the structure and international scope of modern gang life, and of ultimately finding a way out of it with this story of a man who didn’t believe he deserved another chance, but got one.
In this gripping tale of a modern-day outlaw, Peter Edwards meticulously recounts the story of a high-ranking member of the United Nations gang of British Columbia in the early 2000s.
Edwards deftly weaves a tale of betrayal, grief and astounding resilience, in this gut-wrenching portrait from the inside of Canada’s criminal underworld. A Gangster’s Life brings alive the structure and international scope of modern gang life, and of ultimately finding a way out of it with this story of a man who didn’t believe he deserved another chance, but got one.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781039009707 |
| PRICE | CA$38.00 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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