It was a crime spree like no other. One of the great double acts in Australian criminal history led police on a merry chase for more than two years. And all the time police thought they were chasing one man. There were two, maybe three stickups a month but only in the colder months. Country TABs and banks were always hit near closing time with the After Dark Bandit then disappearing into the bush. No clues, no leads, no hope. It wasn’t until the gig was up – thanks to the unflinching bravery of a couple of old-school country coppers (one who almost died) that police discovered that the After Dark Bandit was both Public Enemy No.1 and No.2! Double Trouble chronicles the journey of Peter and Doug Morgan and their notorious dad who taught them how to build houses and steal stuff. So many twists and turns along the way, including the startling revelation that the only time the identical twins ever got along was when they were doing holdups.
Geoff Wilkinson is a former journalist (he retired in 2012 after 43 years), founding Media Director of Victoria Police and in 1987 established Australia’s first Crime Stoppers program. In 2008, he was awarded an Order Of Australia medal for community service and in 2010, he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Melbourne Press Club. Since his retirement from full-time journalism, Geoff has served on the board of Victoria’s Sentencing Advisory Council and Adult Parole Board. He is the co-author of Mugshots 1 (2019).
A journalist of more than 40 years standing, Ross Brundrett honed his craft in the western suburbs of Melbourne at The Footscray Mail and Western Times before going on to work as a sub-editor at The Herald, then as a senior reporter, feature writer and columnist for newspapers such as the Sunday Press, The Sun and, for almost 25 years. He went on to write a regular column in the Weekend section of the Saturday Herald Sun and has also written a year book for his beloved Western Bulldogs and contributed a chapter to the coffee table book, The Story Of The Melbourne Cup.
* New edition of the 2019 bestseller - a book to rediscover for all true crime buffs.
* The book chronicles the amazing true story of identical twins Peter and Doug Morgan who rampaged through Victoria as the ‘After Dark Bandit’ in the 1970s.
* Described by former Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mick Miller as “the fascinating inside story of the Morgans’ extraordinary criminal partnership.”
* The book has been updated time for upcoming events with Doug Morgan at Pentridge prison - where Doug is currently one of the resident star attractions featuring in public tours of the former prison.
