Viv Graham's name means many things to many people. A legend in his own
lifetime, he worked his way to the very top of the North East's criminal
elite until his iron grip on its activities extended to the darkest
corner of the underworld. The mere mention of his name would strike
dread into the hearts of his enemies and all knew that, if Viv was after
you, then hell was coming with him. His frightening capacity for extreme
violence was never questioned, and his size and ability to fight enabled
him to exert a huge influence on those around him - but he also had a
reputation as a hard man with a heart of gold who looked after those
that looked after each other. In this frank and astonishing book,
Stephen Richards peels away the tissue of lies surrounding the life and
death of Viv Graham and, using information from over 350 of Viv's
closest friends, family associates, he finally tells the brutal and
tragic stories of one of gangland's greatest heroes.
