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Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ireland has ever seen which culminates in the Narco style dismemberment of a teenage boy, Keane Mulready Woods.  And as the curtain is pulled back on the inner workings of the world of organised crime, a cast of ruthless characters take centre stage for their place in a double cross plot that reads like a fast-paced thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55896470684021,"sku":"9781804187166","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804187166_50da2f76-0608-4dc8-b134-7307d03be02c.jpg?v=1786026955"},{"product_id":"9781804185995","title":"Cocaine Cowboys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An insightful and explosive exposé' - Stephen Breen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cartel \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Hitmen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIreland's top crime journalist traces the flood of cocaine into Ireland and those behind its unprecedented growth. From the first smugglers and their adventures on the high seas to the modern-day Instagram-loving gangsters, COCAINE COWBOYS weaves an intricate tale where high society and the criminal underworld collide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOCAINE COWBOYS tells the story of Ireland's love affair with cocaine since it first washed ashore on Cork's rugged coast to the billion-euro trade it has become. From Ireland's first cocaine lord and his attempts to establish a direct route from Miami to Dublin to the modern-day violence that led to the brutal dismemberment of teenager Keane Mulready Woods, the book will follow the stories and the increasing chaos that has engulfed those desperate for a slice of this modern day gold rush. Along the way it details how cocaine has woven bonds between high society and the underworld, tracing the deal that killed the model Katy French and detailing how the Kinahan Cartel and Ireland's one time richest and most influential family joined forces to wash dirty money. 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Following the trail from the local authority estates of the Irish capital to the gilded mansions of Dubai, Clash of the Clans: The Rise of the Irish Narcos and Boxing's Dirty Secret powers through the intriguing tale of the cocaine cowboys and the rivalries that threaten to bring down an empire.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57492413481333,"sku":"9781913406653","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781913406653.jpg?v=1786529254"},{"product_id":"kinahan-inc-from-dublin-to-dubai-the-making-of-an-international-cartel","title":"Kinahan Inc: From Dublin to Dubai: The rise of an international crime cartel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the gang's origins on the streets of Dublin to its expansion into a billion-euro international criminal empire, Nicola Tallant traces the rise of one of the most powerful organised crime networks in modern history and the global pursuit that ultimately led to the arrest of Daniel Kinahan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre of the story of how Ireland's underworld was reshaped lies the mysterious Dapper Don Christy Kinahan and his ambition to create an international cartel - one which would grow to dominance on the world stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Kinahan was one of the first he was not the only ambitious Irishman mixing and mingling in The Damm - the drug supermarket of Europe. 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