Crims In Grass Castles: The Trimbole Affair
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the annals of Australian organised crime, few figures cast as long and sinister a shadow as Robert Trimbole — and Crims in Grass Castles: The Trimbole Affair by Walkley Award-winning journalist Keith Moor is the definitive account of the man and the underworld empire he built. The book chronicles the extraordinary rise and fall of Trimbole, a key figure in the notorious Mr. Asia drug syndicate, whose web of corruption, drug trafficking, and contract killings stretched from the rural heartland of Griffith, New South Wales, to the corridors of power and across international borders. Moor's meticulous investigative reporting uncovers the brazen audacity of a criminal who lived openly amongst his community, even as he orchestrated some of Australia's most chilling murders. Written with the authority of a seasoned crime reporter who had a front-row seat to one of Australia's most explosive law enforcement sagas, this gripping narrative illustrates how systemic failures and complicit silence allowed Trimbole to evade justice for years — ultimately fleeing Australia to die as a fugitive in Spain in 1987. Moor presents a damning portrait of a nation forced to confront the uncomfortable truth about the criminal networks thriving within it, raising questions about power, impunity, and the price of silence that linger long after the final page is turned.
Author: Keith Moor
Format: Paperback
Genre: True crime
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the annals of Australian organised crime, few figures cast as long and sinister a shadow as Robert Trimbole — and Crims in Grass Castles: The Trimbole Affair by Walkley Award-winning journalist Keith Moor is the definitive account of the man and the underworld empire he built. The book chronicles the extraordinary rise and fall of Trimbole, a key figure in the notorious Mr. Asia drug syndicate, whose web of corruption, drug trafficking, and contract killings stretched from the rural heartland of Griffith, New South Wales, to the corridors of power and across international borders. Moor's meticulous investigative reporting uncovers the brazen audacity of a criminal who lived openly amongst his community, even as he orchestrated some of Australia's most chilling murders. Written with the authority of a seasoned crime reporter who had a front-row seat to one of Australia's most explosive law enforcement sagas, this gripping narrative illustrates how systemic failures and complicit silence allowed Trimbole to evade justice for years — ultimately fleeing Australia to die as a fugitive in Spain in 1987. Moor presents a damning portrait of a nation forced to confront the uncomfortable truth about the criminal networks thriving within it, raising questions about power, impunity, and the price of silence that linger long after the final page is turned.