A compelling, must-read. - Rated 
Like I've said, a comeplling read about a fascinating character. I'd never even heard of the man before I read some excerpts form this book and I rushed out to find it right away. If you're into this type of book you'll love it, but I'd advise anyone to read it. Whether you agree with his chosen profession or not, you have to bow to the criminal genius that is/was Curtis Warren and this well written tale illustrates just how good at his 'job' Warren was, until he slipped up, that is! But I won't ruin it for you. Just buy this book, simple as. It's a must have, I can't recommend it highly enough. Hopefully, when Mr.Warren gets out of prison in a few years he might bless us with his own version of his astonishing life-story, but until then this will set the scene for you, about the man known as the 'Cocky Watchman', possibly the biggest drug dealer Europe has ever seen. Buy it. Now.
very good read - Rated
top book
pass this book at your peril - Rated
outstanding account of a underworld character
shame the man himself declined to comment,
wonder where all the millions are that they never found,bet hes laughing his cods off
Forget the London Myth - Rated
This book is an amazing insight into the mind of a calculating Killer.Other reviews mention of the fact that this book may be sketchy but you don't rise up the ladder to be Interpols Number One by doing interviews.This is the way Liverpool gangsters operate that is why he was worth a couple of hundred million pounds and owns property all over the world.Unlike their London counterparts who are flash and like to brag of their exploits and talk about the Blind Beggar and Jack The Hat and out of date crimes,crime moved on from that.You will never hear Curtis Warrens point of view so this book is an essential read.Warren isn't the only top gangster either read Powder Wars and you'll be amazed,these people have Semtex,hand grenades,torture people for fun and regulary use car bombs on liverpool's streets(another one last night)Forget the Cockney Myth you only have to read Cass Pennants I.C.F book to know they like to exagerate it's a great read and because it comes from an outside source can ALL be verified unlike London blaggers.
OK, but not gripping - Rated 
I bought this after reading Killing Pablo (an awesome tale, and a superbly-written book). To say that this is about the British equivalent of Pablo Escobar would be quite an exaggeration.
It's clear that Curtis Warren was a nasty individual, and clearly someone I wouldn't wish to cross. It's equally clear, however, that the gentlemen who wrote this book did very little to research their subject fully. They mention at the beginning of the book that several of the key players in the story are still subject to legal proceedings, and cannot, therefore, be named in this book. I'd suggest that it might have been better to wait until a full account could have been made, because all I got out of this book was a collection of facts that I'd have got if I'd been reading the tabloids in 1995 and 1996.
Their writing style is firmly in the tabloid journalist mould, too. Consequently, the book is very easy to read, but I found myself wincing sometimes at the amateurish way that some situations were described in the book.
As a factual account of Warren's dealings, this is quite poorly written. As an explanation of how Toxteth came to be a breeding ground for all sorts of criminals, it's more interesting, but that's only about the first 40 pages of the book.
If you have an interest in Warren, or drug barons in general, this book is a relatively interesting read. But if you've read any other books on the subject, you probably won't get anything new out of this one.
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