{"product_id":"lawyer-x-anthony-dowsley-9781460758069","title":"Lawyer X","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderbelly \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emeets \u003cem\u003eMolly's Game\u003c\/em\u003e - the true crime investigation that rewrote the story of Melbourne's infamous gangland war and triggered a royal commission.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelbourne's gangland war was an era dominated by murders, stings, hits, drug busts, corruption and greed - inspiring bestselling books and even a popular TV series, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderbelly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. It took the police a decade to curtail the violence and bring down criminal kingpins Carl Williams, Tony Mokbel and their accomplices. When the police finally closed the case file, just how they \u003cem\u003ereally\u003c\/em\u003e won the war, with the help of an unlikely police informer, would become a closely guarded secret and its exposure, the biggest legal scandal of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawyer X\u003c\/strong\u003e is the scandalous, true story of how a promising defence barrister from a privileged background broke all the rules - becoming both police informer and her client's lover - sharing their secrets and shaping the gangland war that led to sensational arrests and convictions. The story of how Nicola Gobbo became Lawyer X, and why, is a compelling study in desperation and determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLawyer X\u003c\/strong\u003e is the definitive story of Melbourne's gangland wars and its most glamorous and compelling central character, based on the ground-breaking work of investigative journalists Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon, who broke the story for the \u003cem\u003eHerald Sun\u003c\/em\u003e in 2014, and their five-year struggle to reveal the truth about the identity of Lawyer X.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Dowsley, Patrick Carlyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1460758064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781460758069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.92h x 7.95w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/30\/2021 pg. 1","brand":"Anthony Dowsley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982284030207,"sku":"9781460758069","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb600990-e2a7-4fb9-8145-fd6db403350b.jpg?v=1683260265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lawyer-x-anthony-dowsley-9781460758069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}