- Published: 17 October 2016
- ISBN: 9780143572879
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $24.99
The Real Chopper
The Man Behind the Legend Inside and Out
- Published: 17 October 2016
- ISBN: 9780143572879
- Imprint: Penguin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 320
- RRP: $24.99
Finally the whole truth about Australia’s most famous stand-over man, Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read: murderer, performer, poet, author, artist, winemaker and larger-than-life character ... Adam [Shand] leaves no stone unturned in his quest to find out what is real and what was manufactured by Chopper for the sake of a good story.
Queensland Times
Shand has gone behind the myths to find the man himself.
Janet Fife-Yeomans, Herald Sun
Thanks to careful sifting and weighing of available evidence by Adam Shand, an experienced reporter and true crime writer who met his subject in a professional context more than once, we can say that Read was a genuine mythmaker.
Simon Caterson, The Australian
Shand followed Chopper's case for years, trawled through his prison file and interrogated his friends and enemies ... in reality, Chopper was just a fraction of the myth he created.
Daniel Piotrowski, Daily Mail Australia