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Crack House

Authors: Harry Keeble, Kris Hollington
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

9 reviews
Sales Rank: 13128

Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.9

ISBN: 1847371191
EAN: 9781847371195
ASIN: 1847371191

Publication Date: June 2, 2008
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5 out of 5 stars

Great and informative read August 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Highly recommended. I don't usually read crime nonfiction but found this book so gripping I didn't want to put it down. It's got a very pacy style and leads you deep into a truly frightening underworld. It really made me understand the causes of the gang culture and crime we are all facing and the institutionalised incompetence of the Met and if only it could be read by the government and the senior people in the police perhaps more could be done to make society safer.

5 out of 5 stars

Shocking, gripping read of policing at the sharp end July 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

A riveting read. Normally I'm not that big a fan of non-fiction but I needed a final book for my latest 3-for-2 selection from Waterstones and this suddenly leapt out at me. The story was simple and irresistible - one man's mission to close 100 crack houses in one year. The next morning I missed my tube stop on my way into work. It really was `unputdownable' - books like this are all-too rare these days.

5 out of 5 stars

Crack Attack July 1, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

An important look at a side of society we don't often get to see (at least those of us not living in an inner-city area). It was great to learn that the police needn't always be left helpless by budget cuts and political correctness. The scene where Harry is given his 'office' - technically a stock cupboard - is fantastic. Highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars

do ya feel lucky punk. Well?! do ya?! June 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book doesn't hold back in its description of the victims of the drugs trade.

The opening chapter looks at how a kilo of coke makes its way from the fields of south america to a crack den in london, a den which the author then raided. It shows how coke has caused nothing but death and destruction on its terrible journey.

this for me was a real eye-opener, and should be used to educate kids in schools about the effect of how buying drugs hurts so many people and maintains an evil life-destroying trade. Just like we are taught to recycle, not to wear fur, not to buy blood diamonds the message about drugs should be that simply the act of buying coke leads to the deaths of more people, usually the poorest and most innocent. Every line users snort or smoke is soaked in blood.

great book, a thrilling read. the raids are described by the man who led them and are breathtaking, such a dangerous and terrifying undertaking - they never know if they are going to get shot or stabbed each time they plunge into another crack house with up to fifty users/dealers inside! The fight scenes are bloody and exhilarating...

'crack house' is an important lesson on how not to and then exactly how to fight the uk drug dealers at street/crack house level. i for one vote for the 'dirty harry' approach of mr keeble!

1 out of 5 stars

a 'one star' book review June 28, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful

My review also gives one star for silly throwaway statistics that are not backed up by any source reference

eg

page 13 one third of all women in prison in England and Wales are Jamaican mules

Statements like this at the start of the book will give you a good indication of the lengths you have to stretch your imagination to throughout the rest.