{"product_id":"theyll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams-9781923046474","title":"They'll Never Hold Me","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1959, Australians thrilled to every move made by a new criminal underdog, a Ned Kelly for the rock'n'roll era. Kevin John Simmonds was a charismatic crook whose brazen crime spree had scored him a lengthy prison sentence. But as he was led from court, he boasted, 'They'll never hold me.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo months later, Simmo made good on his promise, staging a daring escape from Long Bay Gaol. When his bid for freedom took a deadly turn, legendary Detective Ray 'the Gunner' Kelly took charge of the search, putting the fugitive in the crosshairs of the biggest armed manhunt in Australian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey'll Never Hold Me\u003c\/em\u003e is the true story of an antihero with a code of honour who captured the public's hearts and minds even as he enraged the cops and the establishment. Brilliantly researched and written by Michael Adams, of the \u003cem\u003eForgotten Australia\u003c\/em\u003e podcast, this never-before-told tale takes us beyond the public adventures that made Simmo into Public Enemy No. 1 to reveal the haunting tragedies he was trying to outrun - and the terrible fate that even he might not escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072943603948,"sku":"9781923046474","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18875863482872.jpg?v=1765133569","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/theyll-never-hold-me-by-michael-adams-9781923046474","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}