True Red is a harsh but courageous story of one man’s journey from debauchery to redemption. “ ...coming out of the Mongrel Mob gang was a hard ask. Sometimes I felt suffocated by the public’s labels a leopard never changes its spots; once a gang member always a gang member — and those sentiments bound me to the curse of the ‘‘dog’. How was I ever going to move myself out of deprivation and paint myself on to a new canvas? I lived a life of extremes and it was going to take another ‘extreme’ to replace it ”

TRUE RED: The Life of an ex-Mongrel Mob Gang Leader is the essential biography of one man’s fascinating journey from the realm of darkness into the world of light. This book explores the gang life of ex-Mongrel Mob Gang Leader Tuhoe ‘Bruno’ Isaac and what it really took for him to leave that environment and find a new life.

True Red is a glimpse into the harsh reality of gang life in New Zealand society something seldom understood. It is also the true story of hope and redemption for the next generation who are constantly bombarded with the same darkness and lawlessness Tuhoe lived with for many years. His life is an example how one can rise out of the ashes of depravity. It is available on order as a 200 page paperback book including 12 pages of b/w & color photographs.
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ISBN 978-0-473-12843-2 Copyright © 2008 Tuhoe Isaac and Bradford Haami