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Lawyer X
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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Underbelly meets Molly's Game - the true crime investigation that rewrote the story of Melbourne's infamous gangland war and triggered a royal commission. Melbourne's gangland war was an era dominated by murders, stings, hits, drug busts, corruption and greed - inspiring bestselling books and even a popular TV series, Underbelly. It took the police a decade to curtail the violence and bring down criminal kingpins Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel and their accomplices. When the police finally closed the case file, just how they really won the war, with the help of an unlikely police informer, would become a closely guarded secret and its exposure, the biggest legal scandal of our time. Lawyer X is the scandalous, true story of how a promising defence barrister from a privileged background broke all the rules - becoming both police informer and her client's lover - sharing their secrets and shaping the gangland war that led to sensational arrests and convictions. The story of how Nicola Gobbo became Lawyer X, and why, is a compelling study in desperation and determination. Lawyer X is the definitive story of Melbourne's gangland wars and its most glamorous and compelling central character, based on the ground-breaking work of investigative journalists Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon, who broke the story for the Herald Sun in 2014, and their five-year struggle to reveal the truth about the identity of Lawyer X.
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kaysworld1
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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#crimemonthly recommendation Lawyer X by Anthony Dowsley I'm adding this to my list.

The Lawyer who works as a informant for both police and gang members.

#currentlyreading #crimemonthly #gangs #reading #read #servingthetea #war #bookworm #booknerd

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Lizpixie
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Bk12 of April & Bk2 of #Deweys24hr #readathon is done! As an ebook it‘s also my #doublespin book of April🎉 Wow. This was one crazy story, all the more so coz it‘s true. The blatant crossing of the line where ethics, morality & the law were tossed out the window by the people sworn to uphold it is very disturbing. Not often you feel sorry for the criminals! #NonFictionBingo2021 #PickYourPoison #NerdReading2021 #AussieAuthor21 #CloakDaggerChal 👇

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Lizpixie
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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Having a quick electrolyte break coz I‘m still not feeling the best. This book! I thought I had a pretty good grasp of what went down during the Gangland Wars & the Lawyer X case, but boy was I wrong. I cannot believe both Vic Police & Gobbo got away with what they did. Takes an extraordinary case to make you feel sorry for the hit men! #Deweys24hr #readathon

Soubhiville I hope you‘re feeling back to normal soon. 💜 4y
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Lizpixie
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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What the hell Scribd? I‘m 6 chapters away from finishing this ebook when it disappeared because it “expired”. But it‘s still there as an audiobook. What‘s the difference?? Except for I find it easier to read NF instead of listening to it as it‘s easy to get lost in the facts. Guess I‘ll be hoping the local bookstore has a copy tomorrow. So my 1st book of #Deweys24hr #readathon is on hold for now🤷🏻‍♀️.

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Lizpixie
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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And here we go! Let‘s see how many hours I manage this #Deweys24hr #readathon #deweysreadathon

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Lizpixie
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“Gobbo was never further than a phone call away from murder. Most lawyers are not called before, during & after the crime.”

This book is blowing my mind. How did they get away with it for so long? It‘s not just Gobbo herself that‘s the villain here, Victoria Police have a LOT to answer for. #policecorruption #resultsbeforeethics

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Lizpixie
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This particular case is one of the worst Gobbo was implicated in. A dealer called Terry Hodson turned informant in exchange for charges being dropped against his daughter. The cop in charge was dirty & organised a robbery on a drug house with Hodson & but they were caught. Hodson flipped on the cops so they stole his informers file from HQ, gave it to Gobbo who shared it with her gangland clients. Terry Hodson & his wife were soon shot dead.😔

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Lizpixie
Lawyer X | Patrick Carlyon, Anthony Dowsley
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Just started this ebook on Scribd as my #doublespin book of April. A true crime about the shocking story of how Victorian Police used a barrister as a CI during the gangland war that rocked Melbourne during the 90s/00s. Nicola Gobbo informed on her clients & their associates for years, people that no matter how awful, she‘d taken an oath to defend & keep their secrets. So many people dead or in jail can be traced back to her.

Abailliekaras It‘s so fascinating. 4y
Hooked_on_books Oh wow! Total betrayal. That‘s awful! 4y
Crazeedi That's just horrible! 4y
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