This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in
serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands of England using several theoretical
paradigms. Through case study examples it also considers contract killers and the nefarious
position that 'hitmen' occupy in the criminal underworld. By charting insider perspectives from
retired law enforcement agents informants ex-military personnel and ex-offenders this book
speaks to those who have a vested interest in violence organised crime and ethnography.
