The Complete Parkhurst Tales

Norman Parker spent 25 years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. He encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers, and met cannibals, IRA bombers, and cold-hearted killers. The Complete Parkhurst Tales is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.