{"product_id":"book-dct1","title":"The Matriarch","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe matriarch of Australia’s most violent and notorious criminal family, and allegedly the inspiration for the award-winning film \u003ci\u003eAnimal Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, tells her side of the story.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Kathy Pettingill is a name that’s both respected and feared, not only by Australia’s criminal underworld, but by many in the Victorian police force. As the matriarch at the head of the most notorious and violent family of habitual offenders in Australian criminal history, her life has revolved around murder, drugs, prison, prostitution and bent coppers – and the intrigue and horror that surround such crimes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her eldest son, Dennis Allen, was a mass murderer and a $70,000-a-week drug dealer who dismembered a Hell’s Angel with a chainsaw. Two younger sons were acquitted of the Walsh Street murders, the cold-blooded assassination of two police officers that changed the face of crime in Melbourne forever. One of the two, Victor, was gunned down himself in the street 14 years later, becoming the third son Kathy has buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this revised and updated authorised edition of Adrian Tame’s bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Matriarch\u003c\/i\u003e, Kathy Pettingill reveals the chilling truth behind many of the myths and legends that surround her family, including her experiences in the blood-spattered charnel house at the centre of Dennis Allen’s empire of drugs and violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ethis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is no plea for pity. Forthright and deeply disturbing, like its subject, \u003ci\u003eThe Matriarch\u003c\/i\u003e pulls no punches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Updated and revised for a new generation, this true crime classic is as terrifying and powerful as when it was first published.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49347180953904,"sku":"BDdct1","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/292916-dct1-Square.jpg?v=1734193820","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-dct1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}