Graham Hutchins

Packed with short chapters about some of New Zealand's most notorious, controversial and colourful citizens and the deeds that made them infamous. The author investigates their behaviours, upbringing and the culture in which they lived at the time of their misdeeds. Presented chronologically, criminals from the early days of European settlement to the modern day are covered. A great insight into New Zealand's criminal past highlighting some well known as well as some obscure characters. Some of the sentence construction is a little clunky in places, but overall well done.… (meer)