Gangs - My Close Calls with the Hardest Men on the Streets, from Rio to Moscow

Author(s): Ross Kemp

True Crime

Across the world millions of people are members of street gangs. In groups they fight, stab, rob, rape and murder anyone who isn't one of their own. And when rival gangs meet - what you get is warfare. Ross Kemp, whose dad was a copper and taught him right from wrong, decided to infiltrate these secret underworld organizations to discover who they are, what makes them tick and what the law is doing to curb their criminal activity. On his harrowing journey he: meets murderous members of the Number gang in a Cape Town jail; crosses paths with warlords in Guatemala; gets shot at in El Salvador; and, is set on fire as an initiation test for Russian Neo-Nazis. Only TV hardman Ross Kemp could get this close to the world's most violent street gangs: he's tough enough to earn their trust and so get them to confide their innermost secrets. It's a wild ride - and not for the faint hearted.


Product Information

Born in Essex in 1964, Ross Kemp is best known for his potrayal of Grant Mitchell in EastEnders. The first series of Ross Kemp on Gangs was broadcast on Sky One in October 2006 and the second series in January 2007.

General Fields

  • : 9780141032252
  • : Penguin Books
  • : Penguin Books
  • : September 2008
  • : June 2008
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ross Kemp
  • : Paperback