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Murder, Corruption, and Britain's Most Notorious Smuggling Gang
South-east England, 1740s: war and heated politics bring the old practice of smuggling to new and dangerous heights. Violent gangs of smugglers terrorise communities and confound government attempts to stop them. The most famous of these, the Hawkhurst Gang, operate like a modern drug cartel fuelled by illegal tea. They threaten witnesses and authorities, brandish weapons in public, and fight battles in the streets, murdering and kidnapping those who get in their way.
Enter a world filled with gangsters, corrupt politicians, crooked law enforcement, and vigilantes, brought to the brink by Britain's most notorious smuggling gang.
New book talks about the Hawkhurst Gang, the original British Mafia.
Daily Express,
A fun, easy to read and sometimes horrific account - I would recommed this to anyone who likes any two out of the three of: British tea, English history or smuggling.
Popular history books blog,
The most comprehensive account yet of Britain’s most notorious smuggling gang
Angela Wintle, Sussex Life,
'Joseph Dragovich has done an outstanding job of unearthing a gem of a subject for true crime fans and history buffs alike. Meticulously researched with a brisk writing style that does not allow you to put the book down. It should be made into a television series.'
Louis Ferrante, Bestselling crime author and broadcaster,
21st April, 2023 in True Crime
In 1740s Britain, a pair of murders in Sussex would captivate the public imagination. Acts so brutal, they would destroy Britain’s most dangerous smuggling gang and drive a government purge of the Sussex smuggling community: the murders of customs officer William Galley and shoem…
13th April, 2023 in History, True Crime
In his book Hawkhurst: Murder, Corruption, and Britain’s Most Notorious Smuggling Gang author Joseph Dragovich covers a fascinating era that is underrepresented in non-fiction historical true crime… 18 December 1744 John Bolton sat in the King’s Head Inn in Shoreham in Kent. Wi…
