The Whole of The Moon: Lee Duffy

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Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. At first i struggled with this book till i "got" the authors writing style, its as if he is simply telling you the story face to face in his own conversational style ,as opposed to trying to "tell" a story.

There are accounts from people who knew Duffy because they had worked the doors with him and witnessed the many fights he had with drunks and doormen alike, and accounts from people who had hung around him and were privy to his inner thoughts. Make no mistake, this will be the definitive book on Lee Duffy, there will be no more 'ifs' and 'buts after its release. Some of it is harrowing, some funny, some shocking, but it's all there for the reader to make up their own mind. Wraps clean, rubs to fore-edge corners, laminate film coming away slightly from back cover, otherwise a nice clean copy.He had a lot of attacks in his life; he had petrol poured over him, he was hot in the foot, shot in the knee. From the author of the best-selling Paul Sykes books Unfinished Agony and Further Agony Jamie Boyle. Featuring well known stories that have since become legend across Middlesbrough as well as tales never heard before, the book paints a picture of two men who started out as enemies, and became the best of friends. Teeside drugs enforcer Lee Duffy had half his foot shot off in an assassination attempt and his skull beaten with a crowbar, yet his streetwise instinct remained unmatched.

But the book also shows a different side to Lee Duffy, one of the most notorious criminals to operate on Teesside, explaining how he had regrets during his short life as well as being a joker. Lee’s later behaviour was the inevitable result of the completely inhuman treatment he experienced as a child. Bought this book on the Friday finished it Saturday couldn’t put it down well written well worded Jamie Boyle done lee justice long awaited truth some parts were funny but overall it was a very sad book the bullying.A legend in his own lifetime, he was the ultimate maverick troubleshooter whose size and ability to fight enabled him to live just as he wishes, never forgetting the deprived community he came from, who in times of need, considered him the fourth emergency service. Prior to Lee Duffy’s death at the age of 26 he had survived three alleged attempts on his life; having been shot twice and once having had petrol poured over him.

Author, Jamie Boyle has spent hours speaking to family members, friends and others who knew him and has recently completed: Lee Duffy - The Whole of the Moon.Containing many firsthand and previously unheard accounts from some of Duffy’s closest friends and associates, this book will finally confirm who the man was and what he was really all about. With a frightening capacity for extreme violence, Tyneside protection hardman Viv Graham struck fear into the hearts of his enemies, yet his benevolence to local charities and schemes to keep kids away from drugs and crime was well known.

Up until the age of about 14, Lee was severely bullied himself and he’d often run home crying his eyes out”, Jamie said.Turf wars: Gangster Lee Duffy's 'obsession' with former Tyneside hardman Viv Graham revealed; New book about life of Middlesbrough's Lee Duffy tells how he was desperate to fight notorious Newcastle hardman. No stone will be left unturned, and this book will not shy away from controversy but will aim to provide an unbiased and balanced view on the "Boro" icon. Blind and transgender, this woman is set for an inspirational homecoming in memory of 'proud' dad; Sarah Stephenson-Hunter began gender transition. As well as delving into the criminal underworld, the book gives an account of what life was like in Teesside in the early nineties.