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A review by lisa_bee88
Razor: Tilly Devine, Kate Leigh and the Razor Gangs by Larry Writer
5.0
I was incredibly bored one afternoon, so I decided to watch the Australian miniseries 'Underbelly Razor'. 40 minutes later, I was completely hooked and an obsession was born.
Following the series, I was desperate to know how accurate it had actually been (Answer: surprisingly accurate)
Now it is prime real estate, but back in the roaring twenties, Darlinghurst was a dark and frightening place ruled by 3 underworld figures: Kate Leigh, Tilly Devine and Phil "The Jew" Jeffs. Razor tells the tale of the many drug deals, gun crimes and razor slashings that occurred during that time.
Kate Leigh dealed mainly in sly grog, thanks to the ban on liqour after 6pm. Tilly Devine ran multiple brothels, and The Jew pretty much wanted in on all that, as well as gambling rings.
A dark cast of characters that will stay with you after dark, include "Pretty" Nellie Cameron, Frank "The Little Gunman" Green, Greg "The Gunman" Gaffney, "Big" Jim Devine, Wally Tomlinson, Hugh "Guido" Calletti, "Pretty" Dulcie Markham and Snowy Cutmore.
I could pretty much babble about this book for an hour, but I will leave you with this: Razor is an incredibly insight into "Razorhurst" and the dark history it conceals. Look into it.
Following the series, I was desperate to know how accurate it had actually been (Answer: surprisingly accurate)
Now it is prime real estate, but back in the roaring twenties, Darlinghurst was a dark and frightening place ruled by 3 underworld figures: Kate Leigh, Tilly Devine and Phil "The Jew" Jeffs. Razor tells the tale of the many drug deals, gun crimes and razor slashings that occurred during that time.
Kate Leigh dealed mainly in sly grog, thanks to the ban on liqour after 6pm. Tilly Devine ran multiple brothels, and The Jew pretty much wanted in on all that, as well as gambling rings.
A dark cast of characters that will stay with you after dark, include "Pretty" Nellie Cameron, Frank "The Little Gunman" Green, Greg "The Gunman" Gaffney, "Big" Jim Devine, Wally Tomlinson, Hugh "Guido" Calletti, "Pretty" Dulcie Markham and Snowy Cutmore.
I could pretty much babble about this book for an hour, but I will leave you with this: Razor is an incredibly insight into "Razorhurst" and the dark history it conceals. Look into it.