Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Over two books, author and journalist Abraham Maddison told the definitive story of the charismatic crook, Brendan James Abbott.

He wrote those books under another name - Derek Pedley. Why he changed his name is the topic of his new book: Crazy Bastard: A Memoir of Forced Adoption 

More about the author: https://www.facebook.com/derekpedleywriter

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