The Matriarch: The Story of 'Granny Evil' Kathy Pettingill by Adrian Tame (Engli

Description: The Matriarch by Adrian Tame The matriarch of Australias most violent and notorious criminal family, and allegedly the inspiration for the award-winning film Animal Kingdom, tells her side of the story. Kathy Pettingill is a name thats both respected and feared, not only by Australias criminal underworld, but by many in the Victorian police force. As the matriarch at the head of the most notorious and violent family of habitual offenders in Australian criminal history, her life has revolved around murder, drugs, prison, prostitution and bent coppers – and the intrigue and horror that surround such crimes. Her eldest son, Dennis Allen, was a mass murderer and a $70,000-a-week drug dealer who dismembered a Hells Angel with a chainsaw. Two younger sons were acquitted of the Walsh Street murders, the cold-blooded assassination of two police officers that changed the face of crime in Melbourne forever. One of the two, Victor, was gunned down himself in the street 14 years later, becoming the third son Kathy has buried. In this revised and updated authorised edition of Adrian Tames bestselling The Matriarch, Kathy Pettingill reveals the chilling truth behind many of the myths and legends that surround her family, including her experiences in the blood-spattered charnel house at the centre of Dennis Allens empire of drugs and violence. But this is no plea for pity. Forthright and deeply disturbing, like its subject, The Matriarch pulls no punches. Updated and revised for a new generation, this true crime classic is as terrifying and powerful as when it was first published. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Adrian Tame was born in 1944, and spent 25 years in journalism. After resigning as news editor of Truth in 1986, he spent eight years, six of them as a director, with IPR, Australias largest public relations company. Adrian is the author of the bestselling The Matriarch: The Kathy Pettingill Story (1996). He has been married twice and has three adult children. He and his wife Ann live in rural Victoria. Details ISBN1760852198 Author Adrian Tame Publisher Simon & Schuster Australia Year 2019 ISBN-10 1760852198 ISBN-13 9781760852191 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-07-01 Imprint Simon & Schuster Australia Place of Publication East Roseville Country of Publication Australia Pages 320 Short Title The Matriarch Language English DEWEY 364.374/092 Audience General/Trade NZ Release Date 2019-07-01 Subtitle The Story of Granny Evil Kathy Pettingill Alternative 9781760852214 AU Release Date 2019-07-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124832264;

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