Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
Sex Money Murder
- A Story of Crack, Blood, and Betrayal
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Sex Money Murder
Buy Now for £21.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
Chronicling the rise and fall of Sex Money Murder, one of the most violent and notorious gangs of its era, and of the dedicated detectives and prosecutors struggling to stem the tide of violence, reporter Jonathan Green creates a visceral and devastating portrait of a New York City borough.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Bronx had one of the highest per capita murder rates in the country. The reason was simple: as the use of crack cocaine surged, replacing heroin as the high of choice, dealers and gangs staked claims to territory and consumers through intimidation and murder, and families found themselves fractured by crime and incarceration. Based on years of research and extraordinary access to former gang members, Green creates an epic character-driven narrative, drawing on first-person interviews, police reports, and court transcripts to offer a unique and engrossing work of gritty urban reportage. Magisterial in its scope, Sex Money Murder offers an extraordinary perspective on modern-day America.
Listeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about Sex Money Murder
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Andy M
- 24-11-23
Fascinating and terrifying
Enlightening about the staggering scale of murder and mayhem related to the 80s crack epidemic in New York City.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 17-04-24
Compelling story well told!
It was a really in depth look at a street gang and what drove it and the activities / crimes it carried out. Compelling and well told story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- stacy
- 13-02-23
brilliant
listened so quickly highly recommended and very independent obviously lots of research was done. No glamourising either
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- JAMIE
- 11-08-20
brilliant
I've never listened to a book about the gang life in the hoods before an this one is brilliant very detailed and very real if u like this sort of gang related stuff this is the book for u
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- John Moran
- 28-03-23
Really interesting story
First of all I can see that some would criticise the performance for having somebody who sounds like a white American reading the book but the fact it was written by a white English man negates that in my opinion.
Really well researched, accessible and put in context. I suspect this will be a book I come back to in a few months.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 12-07-23
Fantastic !!!
One of the best books I have read, from start to finish a real life no holds barred story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Dan
- 06-12-18
Excellent and thoroughly researched book.
Excellent and thoroughly researched book. Narrator is very good too. I strongly recommend this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs P
- 30-03-24
A really well written piece of journalism focussing on the life stories
Excellent , shame it’s wasn’t narrated by author as the narration was a little bland at times
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anj
- 29-04-24
Good read
Well read and factual in its delivery
Does not glorify gangster life it’s a level view well done
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall3 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- CHIGOZIE
- 15-03-19
Decent listen
Writer is typically white America biased other than that it’s well written. I must also mention that the narrator is hopeless at Ebonics.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!