This is a book written by the son of a major crime / scandal figure in New South Wales in the '60s and '70s. Abe Saffron was known in Sydney circles as Mr Sin and for many years ran clubs, strip joints, brothels amongst other things.
From the blurb:
Growing up the son of Australia's kingpin of vice, Alan Saffron had little chance of a normal life. In the landmark nightspots of Kings Cross, his father pioneered the lucrative underworld businesses of girls, grog and gambling - and had Alan count the money after school. But the real trouble was at home.
Opening Lines:
It was about ten after nine at night, Thursday, 14 September, 2006 in Los Angeles when my home and cell phones rang simultaneously. I knew before I picked up the phone that my father, Abe Saffron, was dead.
The inside story of Mr Sin and his families.
Growing up the son of Australia's kingpin of vice, Alan Saffron had little chance of a normal life. In the landmark nightspots of Kings Cross, his father pioneered the lucrative underworld businesses of girls, grog and gambling - and had Alan count the money after school. But the real trouble was at home.