The Devil: Britain's Most Feared Underworld Taxman

Graham Johnson

Mar 2011 · Random House

About this ebook

Drug dealers beware. The Devil is coming to get you.

Gangster Stephen French invented the perfect crime: robbing drug barons of their huge fortunes. In SAS-style swoops, French raided their fortified mansions and tortured them with horrifying violence until they paid up. Through 'taxing' the richest and most powerful crimelords in the UK, he netted over £20 million.

French was no ordinary criminal. He was a world-champion fighter, he studied psychology at university to master mind-control techniques, and he used the teachings of Machiavelli and samurai warriors to outwit his enemies. The Devil also reveals French's complex relationship with Curtis Warren, the wealthiest criminal in British history. The two were childhood pals, then partners and finally bitter enemies.

Now a legitimate businessman, French built up a multimillion-pound empire. Having eventually turned his back on his former life, he is now seeking to set the record straight.

Ratings and reviews

GOOD BOOK ABOUT STEPHEN FRENCH LIFE TAXING BIG DRUG DEALERS AND HOW HE USED VIOLENCE JUST TO MAKE MONEY BUT PEOPLE SAY HE'S A GRASS AND HE'S HAD SERIOUS DEATH THREATS ON IS LIFE BUT HE SEEMS INTELLIGENT AND WISE NOT TO BE MESSED WITH COS HE COULD BE DANGEROUS

An honest and frank account with a message for all wannabes. Stephen French comes across as an intelligent individual who is also tough and ruthless.

This is unreal read start to finish and read it again.

About the author

Graham Johnson is the author of the bestselling Powder Wars, Football and Gangsters and Druglord. He is a former investigations editor at the Sunday Mirror and during ten years on Fleet Street covered subjects including child slavery, people smuggling, drugs and the Balkan wars.