{"product_id":"9780143007753","title":"Big Shots","description":"Author: Shand, Adam\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143007753\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Mar 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 432 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't a relationship without risks. Crackling with tension, \u003ci\u003eBig Shots\u003c\/i\u003e documents Shand's plunge into the other side of Melbourne. He watches as notorious criminals are transformed into red-carpet celebrities and finds himself questioning his objectivity - and even whether he is being used to further murderous ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'People reckon my life has been glamorous. Well if this is glamour, then they're just off their heads.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was to be Carl Williams' last conversation behind bars with his unlikely confidante, reporter Adam Shand. Shortly afterwards, the drug boss and killer was front-page news again, this time being buried in a gold-plated coffin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bestselling behind-the-scenes story of Melbourne's disorganised crime scene starts in the late 1990s, when a feud raging between rival underworld families erupted in a spate of slayings on Melbourne's streets. The new generation was clashing with the criminal Establishment. Shand got closer than anyone to unravelling the personal stories behind the headlines, talking to the key figures, the suspects and victims, including Williams, his wife Roberta, Mick Gatto, and many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't a relationship without risks. Crackling with tension, \u003ci\u003eBig Shots\u003c\/i\u003e documents Shand's plunge into the other side of Melbourne. He watches as notorious criminals are transformed into red-carpet celebrities and finds himself questioning his objectivity - and even whether he is being used to further murderous ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Possibly Australia's best true-crime book ever.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIllawarra Mercury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67451884634270,"sku":"UBD-9780143007753","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143007753.jpg?v=1790834831","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143007753","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}