Sydney Noir The Golden Years

The first ever book devoted entirely to the golden years of the Sydney underworld. In the late 1960s Sydney was one of the most prosperous places on earth and one of the most corrupt. A large proportion of the population was engaged in illegal gambling and other activities that made colorful characters such as Lennie McPherson, Abe Saffron and George Freeman wealthy and, to many, folk heroes. In Sydney Noir Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern revisit this dark yet fascinating chapter of Sydney’s history, telling stories that would be unbelievable were they not true.

Michael Duffy has worked for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Sun Herald as a reporter of crime and other urban issues. He is the author of many crime books – novels and non-fiction - including The Tower, The Simple Death and Drive By. He is currently a media officer for NSW Prisons. Nick Hordern is a former senior journalist at the AFR who has also worked as a political staffer, reviewer and researcher at the Lowy Institute.