THE DRAGONHEAD The True Story of the Godfather of Chinese Crime - His Rise and Fall.

Hardback, 1st US edn. The author spent 12yrs. shadowing and befriending the most powerful crime lord in the Chinese Mafia. Now he tells the true, unfictionalised story of mob legend Johnny Kon - "The Dragonhead." From Kon's escape from poverty in China and his golden years as a smuggler during the Vietnam War, this book traces Johnny's rapid rise to power and chronicles the growth of his heroin cartel, as it smuggles a billion dollars worth of drugs into the US. With Sources. 395pp. lge 8vo. h/back. With small blank white label on fpd, o/w F. in Nr. F. dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage, particularly if shipped overseas.