{"product_id":"the-kingpin-and-the-crooked-cop","title":"The Kingpin and the Crooked Cop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DANGER AWARD FOR CRIME NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stunning revelations, shocking crimes and a cracking read: I thought I knew a lot about these two infamous villains, but what I learned from Mercer's book surprised even me.' \u003cb\u003eKate McClymont, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDead Man Walking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe Who Must Be Obeid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger Rogerson captured Australia's attention as its most notorious cop in the golden age of graft and violence. But who was the real Rogerson? And who was his principal partner in crime, the underworld kingpin, heroin dealer and armed bandit Arthur 'Neddy' Smith? Now Rogerson and Smith are both dead, and the full truth can be revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger and Neddy have fascinated the public for decades. Our most decorated yet crooked police officer and the murderous drug importer he protected and enabled led interwoven careers that were truly stranger than fiction. Their crimes were committed against the backdrop of a changing Australia, as the nation's social fabric adapted to a more global world, and money - and drugs - poured into the country. Police, judges and even the media were up for sale, and Rogerson and Smith were the princes of this glamorous but bloody kingdom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Roger and Neddy grew ever richer and more powerful, their crimes became too brazen, too violent and too public, leading to their spectacular downfall, years in court and life in prison. Crime reporter Neil Mercer knew Roger and Neddy from the early 1980s, when the men were at the height of their powers. He followed their careers for major news outlets, met with them and was given exclusive interviews and insider information. Rogerson even wrote to him from jail. With key witnesses finally coming forward, Mercer has uncovered astonishing new evidence that will rewrite the story of the Australian underworld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Kingpin and the Crooked Cop\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of Roger and Neddy, and the era that made them. As compelling as any crime novel, it is filled with colour, violence and inside stories never seen or read before.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategories--mobile-button\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"subcategory-data--data pb-0 mb-0\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a truly cracking read. The sweeping array of colourful characters, the front-page incidents, are all covered with flair and a thoroughly entertaining style. This book is a serious history of a lost era in Sydney. There has never been a better, more thoroughly researched summation of Sydney's criminal world from the 70s onwards.' \u003cb\u003eNick Kaldas, former NSW Deputy Police Commissioner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The best account of the era that I have read. Meticulously researched and powerfully written.' \u003cb\u003eKeith Banks, author of \u003ci\u003eDrugs, Guns \u0026amp; Lies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGun to the Head\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neil Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50919245185191,"sku":"9781760879952","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/4945\/4503\/files\/The_Kingpin_and_the_Crooked_Cop-Mercer-2024-9781760879952.jpg?v=1782450190","url":"https:\/\/www.murderousink.com.au\/products\/the-kingpin-and-the-crooked-cop","provider":"Murderous Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}