Mark Brandon '' Chopper '' Read -LRB- born 17 November 1954 -RRB- is an Australian ex-criminal, who wrote a series of successful semi-autobiographical and fictional crime novels.
Mark Brandon '' Chopper '' Read -LRB- born November 17, 1954 -RRB- was an Australian mobster who during his career in the Melbourne mafia scene, was convicted of many crimes, for example ; armed robbery, assault and kidnapping. Read retired from the life of crime and wrote a series of fiction books based on his life as a criminal.