Last King of the Cross
John Ibrahim
Jul 2017 · Macmillan Publishers Aus.
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SOON TO BE A TV MINISERIES ON PARAMOUNT+
WINNER OF THE DANGER PRIZE 2018
John Ibrahim's incredible life story told in his own words.
Last King of the Cross lays bare Australia's most notorious underworld figure.
In the mongrel tongue of the streets, John writes of fleeing war-torn Tripoli with his family and growing up in Sydney's rough and tumble west - before establishing himself as a tough guy and teen delinquent, then a bouncer, enforcer and nightclub king on the Golden Mile.
Bullets fly, blades flash and bodies fall. In a city of shadows, John builds his army and empire - partying like a playboy prince of darkness while staying one step ahead of the cops, the outlaw gangs and hungry triggermen, plotting to take him and his family down.
Crazier than Goodfellas, more compelling than The Godfather, Last King of the Cross is a colourful crime saga like no other and powerful proof that truth is always stranger than fiction.
WINNER OF THE DANGER PRIZE 2018
John Ibrahim's incredible life story told in his own words.
Last King of the Cross lays bare Australia's most notorious underworld figure.
In the mongrel tongue of the streets, John writes of fleeing war-torn Tripoli with his family and growing up in Sydney's rough and tumble west - before establishing himself as a tough guy and teen delinquent, then a bouncer, enforcer and nightclub king on the Golden Mile.
Bullets fly, blades flash and bodies fall. In a city of shadows, John builds his army and empire - partying like a playboy prince of darkness while staying one step ahead of the cops, the outlaw gangs and hungry triggermen, plotting to take him and his family down.
Crazier than Goodfellas, more compelling than The Godfather, Last King of the Cross is a colourful crime saga like no other and powerful proof that truth is always stranger than fiction.
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4.5
113 reviews
Cherie Giles-Moran
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26 January 2018
A story full of life from the get go and a consistent reminder that it doesn't matter where you've came from, if you work your ass off, you can get whatever you want out of life. Great read.
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Kevin Langford
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15 March 2023
I loved the whole book made me smile laugh and tear up and would really like to thank john Ibrahim for giving us the opportunity to read about his actual life experiences on the cross and the laughs I had when he was talking about his brother Sam.. much respect to a man who can truely say been there done that and survived thank you for the read best autobiography I have ever read...
Marko Ilijevski
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23 June 2024
Awesome read about stories we heard during youth in Sydney. To look back on how well it was organised and controlled. By a young bloke in his 20s? Incredible. "Never lend out more money than it will cost to get you killed." ~ Legendary.
About the author
John Ibrahim was born in Tripoli, Lebanon in 1970 (or maybe 1968, or even 1972), son of a civil war fighter and a merchant's daughter, and the second eldest of six children. John bought his first Kings Cross nightclub at 19 and still calls the Golden Mile home.
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