No stone will be left unturned, and this book will not shy away from controversy but will aim to provide an unbiased and balanced view on the "Boro" icon. Brian now lives a life away from crime, and is active in the community by promoting health and fitness on his YouTube channel. He is often sought out by production and film companies and has advised on Panorama and Trevor McDonald's Tonight to name a few. I am sure this book will change some peoples perceptions of him or at least certainly understand why he did some of the things that he did. I’ve spoken to people who knew him as a child and he would often be seen walking around his estate late on a school night because he never wanted to go home.

MLA style: "Turf wars: Gangster Lee Duffy's 'obsession' with former Tyneside hardman Viv Graham revealed; New book about life of Middlesbrough's Lee Duffy tells how he was desperate to fight notorious Newcastle hardman.One said he was a “picture of evil” but a lot of people – 24 out of the 30 I spoke to – have been positive.

Written by Brian Cockerill, his wife Emma, and Steve Wraith, the preface of the book says it is a "true account of what really happened in Teesside in 1991". Like most people he could argue till he was blue in the face but if he was proved wrong then he would always apologise and admit that he was wrong.Everyone knew Lee's existence on this planet would be brief, but the news Teesside was waking up to that gloriously sunny morning would rock it to it's foundations.