Böcker av Keith Lawson

Chicago is a city already deep in corruption. Gangs of Irish and Italians vie for control and when the Volstead Act is passed in 1920, new opportunities for criminal enterprises are seized.Sean O'Leary arrived in Chicago several years earlier, starting with his journey from poor immigrant rising to be a mob boss. Successful at first, he is hit by hijacking and rivalry and needs a more secure source of booze for his speakeasy and bars.Also in Illinois, in a small town, having gone through the Great War and returning home a war hero, young Jesse Hakerman has to face running the family farm, in debt to the bank. Naively, he sees bootlegging as a short-term fix to relieve him of money worries and to secure the farm from foreclosure. His troubles begin when O'Leary learns of a potential source of liquor on his doorstep.When their worlds meet, violence is unleashed. Jesse has to pushback against the mobsters and bloodshed in his neighbourhood has him travelling to the City to deal with the mob boss to protect his friends.The story of two men with different ideals and purposes but both strong and courageous

DCI Harry Morgan runs a team of detectives in the seaside town of Bournemouth. Their first case is a murder of a prostitute but there are factors to the murders that make it out of the ordinary. Tracking down the killer, who uses voodoo to rule his drug empire, puts Harry and one of his detectives in harm's way.With success, Harry is ordered to run a task force for serious crime and is sent out to investigate some high-end burglaries in the wealthy districts of Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs. The case proves more complex than it first seemed and Harry has to deal with the surprise.In the third case, the murder of a financial expert brings Harry back to Sangeeta, a woman he met during his first case and investigating the death in the company where she works.Along the way, Harry discovers truths about himself and his past that turns his world upside down.

This is a pictorial scrapbook of memories of speedway between the years 1974 to 1978- a collection of photos taken by journalist and trackside photographer, Keith Lawson. The photos have been scanned from rescued negatives that had long been neglected in a box in his attic but the current trend of nostalgia for the golden age of speedway drove him to spend hundreds of hours on the task, so they could be shared and enjoyed. Anyone involved in speedway at this time, will love the trip down memory lane.

A unique collection of over 300 photos recalling the final year of Oxford Rebels (1975) - the riders, the races, the champions. With references and photos of all the British League teams that year. Plus the results of the matches with individual riders' scores.

A unique collection recalling the year in which the Cheetahs were resurrected after the stadium nearly closed. Numerous photos illustrate the facts of the matches as well as some stories of the fight to save and preserve Cowley Stadium.