Bernard O'Mahoney Books

The memoir chronicles Wayne Barker's journey from his childhood in Salford to his boxing career in St. Louis, highlighting his experiences growing up in the care of the traveling community. It details his relentless pursuit of challenges, as he fought numerous opponents across Britain and Ireland for cash, showcasing the grit and determination that defined his life as a former professional boxer. Through candid storytelling, Wayne offers insights into the struggles and triumphs that shaped his identity both in and out of the ring.

Bernard O'Mahoney was a key member of the Essex Boys firm - one of the most violent criminal gangs in Britain. In December 1995, the three leaders of the gang were executed as they sat in their Range Rover down a deserted farm track. He returns to the scene of the murders and relives the bloody encounters that marked his time as a gang member.

Trouble in Mind is bernard o'mahoney's unblinkingly honest account of his eventful life so far. After a spell in the army, he served two prison sentences for wounding, before moving to Basildon and forming the Essex Boys firm, one of the most successful and violent criminal gangs in British history.

Everybody in the unlicensed fight game knows that only one man has the honour of being titled 'Guv'nor' - and that man is Lew 'Wild Thing' Yates. Yates began boxing at the age of six, and as an adult he was ruthless in pursuit of his dream of becoming world heavyweight champion.

In December 1995, three key members of the infamous Essex Boys firm were executed in their Range Rover after being lured to a deserted farm track by the promise of a lucrative drug deal.

For 20 years, the Essex Boys firm and their successors, the New Generation, controlled a lucrative drugs empire in Essex and throughout the south east of England by using intimidation, gratuitous violence and murder.