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The definitive profile of a time that evolved Queensland modern culture - a searing story of greed, criminal offenses and corruption. 'It was the genius of the machine.... From daily you didn't know who was on the take or not. You didn't know who you can trust.' Three Crooked Kings is the stunning true story of Queensland and how a society was shaped by almost half of a century of corruption. At its central is Terence Murray Lewis, deposed and jailed ex - authorities commissioner. From his entrance into the power in 1949, Lewis rose through the rates, becoming part of the so-called Rat Pack with detectives Glendon Patrick Hallahan and Tony Murphy under the guiding effect of Commissioner Frank Bischof. The next four decades lead to a searing tale of cops and killings, bagmen and blackmail, and sin and sleaze that exposes a authorities underworld which managed from Queensland and into New South Wales. This gripping story exposes the ultimate pieces of the puzzle, unearths new facts on cold situations, and explores the pivotal role that whistle-blower Shirley Brifman, prostitute and brothel owner, played out until her unexpected death. Predicated on intensive and unprecedented usage of Terry Lewis and his personal papers as well as hundreds of interviews with key players and conspirators, award-winning journalist and novelist Matthew Condon has constructed the definitive profile of a time that changed a state and continues to be reverberating to this day.
