{"product_id":"original-gangster-savvas-d-michael-9798298045834","title":"Original Gangster: The True and Uncut Story of Cult British Crime Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TRUE AND UNCUT STORY OF THE CULT BRITISH CRIME FILM - NOW A PULSE-POUNDING NOVEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the writer\/director of the acclaimed and controversial \u003ci\u003eOriginal Gangster\u003c\/i\u003e comes the raw, unfiltered novel that reveals the real-life events behind the film - in all their bloody detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastor Vale's life changed in a single, blood-stained night. At ten years old, he watched his parents murdered in a freezing warehouse and was pulled from the carnage by a man known named Milo Novak. That was the night the boy died - and the gangster was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up feral on the streets, Castor learns the language of survival: knives, fists, and deals made in the shadows. From robbing street dealers to running hits for the city's most dangerous crime boss, every choice drags him further into the London underworld... and closer to the people who destroyed his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen loyalty and revenge collide, Castor faces the ultimate test: obey the man who saved his life, or protect the woman who might save his soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGritty, violent, and laced with dark humour, \u003ci\u003eOriginal Gangster\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a crime story - it's a journey through betrayal, blood, and the brutal cost of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love British gangster dramas, gritty thrillers, and unflinching crime fiction in the vein of \u003ci\u003ePeaky Blinders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLayer Cake\u003c\/i\u003e, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking barrels, or \u003ci\u003eThe Long Good Friday\u003c\/i\u003e, this is your next obsession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Savvas D. Michael\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298045834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Savvas D. Michael","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175748317439,"sku":"9798298045834","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35345a6a-d87e-4289-9ff9-ed9b241531d3.jpg?v=1771335653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/original-gangster-savvas-d-michael-9798298045834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}