The Storyteller & The Gentleman Gangster

<p>After his grandfather a gifted but dementia-addled storyteller passes away Richard Standish uncovers a hidden life. The narrative flashes back to 1970s Sydney revealing how the unassuming Jimmy Noble was drawn into the city's criminal underworld. He becomes the confidant and chosen successor to a powerful gentleman gangster battling rival mobs circling the syndicate and his own personal demons. Richard must piece together the clues to understand the true legacy his grandfather left behind.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 1998 Richard Standish discovers his long-lost grandfather Jimmy Noble is a reclusive storyteller with dementia. After Jimmy's death Richard learns of his secret success and begins to uncover his mysterious past.</p><p> </p><p>The story flashes back to the 1970s where Jimmy a failed writer is discovered for his incredible on-the-fly storytelling by talent agent Roger Courtenay and crime boss Terrence Paddles Sanderson.</p><p> </p><p>Paddles hires Jimmy to write his life story as a work of fiction drawing him deep into the Sydney underworld. Jimmy becomes Paddles' trusted confidant and chosen successor all while navigating a romance with Ruby Mullins.</p><p> </p><p>As Paddles' health fails Jimmy takes a more active role in the syndicate forging alliances with government agencies and rival Russian mafiosos to secure the syndicate's future.</p><p> </p><p>After Paddles' death Jimmy fully embraces his dual life as an author and crime boss but the story ends back in 1998 with his grandson Richard receiving a posthumous letter from France revealing the final untold chapters of Jimmy's life.</p>