Gangland WAGs takes a unique look at the wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of criminals. What makes them fall for (and put up with) their criminal partners? How do they deal with the crime-world culture of infidelity, murders and convictions? How involved are they in the crimes of their partners, and what crimes have they themselves committed? Gangland WAGs includes stories about: Carl Williams’s former wife, Roberta Williams; Lucy Dudko — the gun-toting librarian who hijacked a helicopter to airlift her lover, John Killick, from the maximum security Silverwater prison in 1999; Renata Mokbel — Tony’s sister-in-law who put up, and lost, his $1 million bail; and Australia’s own ‘catch me if you can’ girl Jodie Harris. • Robin Bowles is one of Australia’s best-selling true-crime authors, her previous titles include Blind Justice: The True Story of the Death of Jennifer Tanner; Justice Denied: An Investigation Into the Death of Jaidyn Leskie; and Dead Centre: The Inside Story of Peter Falconio.
Bowles is known for her thorough research and insightful accounts of the human elements of crime
which makes her perfect to explore inside the heads, and hearts, of Australian crime WAGs.
