Big Shots - Bob Bottom

"The rage must be maintained! Mr Frank Costigan, QC Here are the Big Shots in organised crime in Australia - the names which have created sensation and banner headlines for more than a decade.

This book tells the inside story of these people and of their illegal activities. It's all here: race fixing, drug trafficking, illegal betting, bribery and corruption, prostitution, illegal arms dealing, murders and disappearances, and the nexus between organised crime and the law-keepers and -makers of the nation. In separate chapters on each personality, the authors have traced Australian Big Shots' humble beginnings through to their ascent to infamy and fortune Big Shots heralds a loss of innocence; it shatters the myth of a law-abiding Australia untainted by organised crime and corruption. It is a vindication of the actions of all investigative journalists and their editors, honest cops, and crusaders for justice like Frank Costigan and Justice Donald Stewart who have fought and are still fighting to uphold the law and common decency.

This book will shock, but the rage of society must be maintained for, if not to public outrage, where else do we all turn? DAVID WILSON and LINDSAY MURDOCH are investigative journalists for the Age newspaper. Wilson has broken many of Victoria's biggest political scandals. A former editor of the Age 'Insight' team, he has also worked on the London Sunday Times 'Insight' team, and chased stories in the United States and Europe. Murdoch, a former chief police reporter for the Age, has covered Australia's biggest criminal cases, including the Azaria Chamberlain inquests and trial, the Stewart Royal Commission on drugs and Nugan Hand. Wilson and Murdoch wrote the exclusive series on the NSW police tapes controversy, which led to political crises for the NSW and Federal Governments. BOB BOTTOM is Australia's top investigative reporter and the source of the 'Age Tapes'. His books have included Behind the Barrier, The Godfather in Australia, Without Fear or Favour, and Connections.