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The Dirty Dozen

Hitmen of the Mumbai Underworld

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The Dirty Dozen

Written by: S Hussain Zaidi
Narrated by: Ishwar Shankar
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Kill your sister’s husband,

And then I will know that there is something in you!

Chhota Shakeel to Sadiq Jalawar, Munna Jhingada, Farid Tanasha, Baba Reddy...hitmen and executioners all. Each with haunting tales to tell.

The executioner has no remorse. He is the man who strikes the fear of his boss in everybody’s heart. While he has no criminal empire of his own, his barbaric bio-sketch could fill several police case diaries. Those who live by the bullet die by the bullet - almost every last man of them. But in their short reign of terror, they leave a trail of devastation in their wake. In this no-holds-barred book, undercover reporter Gabriel Khan, backed by years of behind-the-scenes work, provides an insight into the lives of 12 of the most vicious and fearless hitmen of Mumbai, giving listeners a first-hand insight into what fuels the men behind some of the bloodiest battles and showdowns in the city.

©2017 Gabriel Khan (P)2020 Audible, Inc. Murder Organised Crime True Crime
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The narrator was not able to pronounce names of people and areas. Could've been better

The flow of narration was good

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firstly the title of the book is actually 'the dangerous dozen' stories of 12 most visious

the dangerous dozen

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The book is full of interesting anecdotes about some of the Indian underworld's most ruthless gangsters. However, little justice is done to the narration as the narrator is completely unfamiliar with local Mumbai verbiage, pronunciations and catchphrases. Even Bagga is pronounced as Baaga! Would've been better had this been narrated by someone who was more comfortable with the terms and idiosyncratic nuances that have been so meticulously included in the book by the author.

Good book, but needs a better narrator

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