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Your support makes all the difference.Given that most people manage to avoid a life of crime, the language of criminality may be alien to them.
Luckily enough, author Noel ‘Razor’ Smith has written The Criminal Alphabet – a book to guide you through the linguistics of being a hardened criminal.
An ex-professional bank robber and best-selling author, Smith is the perfect candidate to school you in all things crime.
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