Roy Shaw

When Kate Kray wrote" Pretty Boy, " she interviewed scores of people. Almost without exception, as she was leaving, they would say to her, «I'll tell you something about Roy–but don't tell him I told you…» These stories were too shocking and close to the bone to include without Roy's permission, and now that permission has been granted. «Roy Shaw Unleashed» is a collection of those stories, as told by Roy himself and those close to him. It includes true stories of murder and...

Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman, he has a cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. He was the original Guv'nor, and the great rival of Lenny McLean. Roy's words speak for themselves: I'm Roy Shaw. Maybe my name means nothing to you. Why should it? I'm no actor, no showman, no wannabe celebrity. I'm not loud or brash and I don't huff or puff or growl at anyone, but I live by a merciless code. For me violence is...