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In 1907 Melbourne's underworld was dominated by a cross section of hardened gangs, overlords, pimps and sly grog king pins. Criminal identities terrorised Melbourne's surrounding suburbs Including bands of outlaws like the Crutchie Push, while the Fitzroy Push paid allegiance to two-time welterweight boxing champion Ted Whiting. Sly grog baroness Bridgett Mahoney controlled a vast portion of the city's sly grog, while lone gunmen such as John Clark, Long Harry Slater and Snowy Cutmore all made a living from law breaking. Yet Squizzy Taylor and his girlfriend Dolly Gray emerged in Melbourne in 1907, challenging the entire criminal fraternity over the following decade. For Minnie McKillop, life was never easy. At 17 years old, the Tasmanian born girl led a life of drinking, late nights, guns, sex and sly grog that would haunt her for her entire life. Her path towards becoming one of the most prolific brothel running, sly grog making madams in Australia's history would position her as the key figure at the beginning and the end of the Fitzroy Vendetta in 1919. As the criminal class jostled for positions of power, Minnie's grit, determination and her enduring strength made her the touch-stone for a set of key events that has given us the most telling window to the underworld of 1900-1930 that we have ever had access to before.The life of Minnie Clark is a dark and gritty story, set against a backdrop of Fitzroy's bloodiest days. As one of the central figures of the Vendetta, her life and its incredible story comes to life in "7246 Minnie".

Australian society was once made up of very clear haves and have nots. The criminal class was at the bottom of the pile; and those with the least opportunities and the most vulnerable were often those with dark skin. The Colour of Crime presents a dozen biographies of some of the most thought provoking crimes in Australian history and includes new research into Australia's slave trade of the 1830s, the segregation in several states that forbade aboriginal people to marry white people, incidents of lynchings and intertribal murder by magic amongst the indigenous people of Australia. As a proud Dja Dja Wurrung man, Roy Maloy's fascination with his family history has been a driving force in his research throughout his career. As a prolific true crime author, his focus has always included the stories of the minorities who are often overlooked, and The Colour of Crime is no exception.

Through the passage of time, the shadows and the cracks of the cities around the world have hidden the darkest and most depraved crimes that can be imagined. The Dawn of Crime is a truly fascinating series of true crime biographies about criminals in Australia between the 1880s and 1930s.Author Roy Maloy has been documenting these fascinating Australian stories for over 20 years, and now presents some of his key findings in this captivating series.Past works by the author include the biography of Luna Park in West Australia, titled: "The Dark Side of the Moon", and the biography of sideshow boxer, Kevin Leigh, in "Tent Boxer".

SQUIZZY - Second EditionComparable to only Al Capone, Ned Kelly, the Kray Twins and Bonnie and Clyde, Squizzy Taylor was one the most prolific and iconic criminals in the history of Western civilisation. In the 100 years since his death, almost no author has had the tenacity to take on the enormous task of compiling a biography of the man who existed behind the legend that became Squizzy Taylor. But now, Australia's most prolific true crime biographer, Roy Maloy, presents the story of Squizzy Taylor in one complete work. In this second edition with over 600 pages that includes over 50 photographs, witness statements, forensics reports and police testimonies, the entirety of Squizzy's life of crime is finally told!Spanning over 150 years of history, from his father's upbringing in Sandhurst, through his adolescence as a street pickpocket, violent thug and standover man, passing by the Fitzroy Vendetta, and his yearlong escape from the law with Ida Pender to the pistol fight that took his life, this is truly an epic and spectacular work that finally preserves and presents the father of modern Australian crime - Squizzy Taylor.