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The queen of Irish true crime explores the new order of gangland; borderless,
ruled from afar and moulded by the ruthless frontiersmen who led a path to a
new era of narco terrorism.
Description
From the gang''s origins on the streets of Dublin to its expansion into a billioneuro
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.
At the centre of the story of how Ireland''s underw orld w as reshaped lies the
mysterious Dapper Don Christy Kinahan and his ambition to create an international
cartel - one w hich w ould grow to dominance on the w orld stage.
W hile Kinahan w as one of the first he w as not the only ambitious Irishman mixing
and mingling in The Damm - the drug supermarket of Europe. George ''The Penguin''
Mitchell, John ''The Colonel'' Cunningham and Thomas ''The Boxer'' Mullen had also
been draw n to the bright lights and lax law s of the Netherlands.
Perfectly placed and perfectly timed they made contacts and friends w ho w ill w eave
into the tapestry of some of the most extraordinary stories in recent criminal history
and w ho remain central today to the vast billion euro businesses that seem
untouchable.
Amsterdam w as just the beginning of an incredible journey across the globe; to
some of the richest places on earth and through the poorest. A journey w hich
w ould place Ireland on the frontline of a global criminal underw orld.
In this explosive investigation and fast-moving story that reads like a thriller, Nicola
details how the tentacles of the ambitious first cartel bosses spanned out across
the w orld creating new territories and new rules for those w ho follow ed.
This is the story of the new underworld and those who built it.
Nicola Tallant is a three-time w inner of Crime Journalist of the Year aw ard in Ireland.
In 2024, Cocaine Cowboys w as shortlisted for the True Crime Aw ards for
Outstanding Investigative Reporting. Nicola specialises in organised and gangland
crime. She is the author of a number of books and w orks as the Crime and
Investigations Editor at Sunday World. She has a w eekly podcast Crime World and is
also a regular contributor on The Stand w ith Eamon Dunphy
ruled from afar and moulded by the ruthless frontiersmen who led a path to a
new era of narco terrorism.
Description
From the gang''s origins on the streets of Dublin to its expansion into a billioneuro
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.
At the centre of the story of how Ireland''s underw orld w as reshaped lies the
mysterious Dapper Don Christy Kinahan and his ambition to create an international
cartel - one w hich w ould grow to dominance on the w orld stage.
W hile Kinahan w as one of the first he w as not the only ambitious Irishman mixing
and mingling in The Damm - the drug supermarket of Europe. George ''The Penguin''
Mitchell, John ''The Colonel'' Cunningham and Thomas ''The Boxer'' Mullen had also
been draw n to the bright lights and lax law s of the Netherlands.
Perfectly placed and perfectly timed they made contacts and friends w ho w ill w eave
into the tapestry of some of the most extraordinary stories in recent criminal history
and w ho remain central today to the vast billion euro businesses that seem
untouchable.
Amsterdam w as just the beginning of an incredible journey across the globe; to
some of the richest places on earth and through the poorest. A journey w hich
w ould place Ireland on the frontline of a global criminal underw orld.
In this explosive investigation and fast-moving story that reads like a thriller, Nicola
details how the tentacles of the ambitious first cartel bosses spanned out across
the w orld creating new territories and new rules for those w ho follow ed.
This is the story of the new underworld and those who built it.
Nicola Tallant is a three-time w inner of Crime Journalist of the Year aw ard in Ireland.
In 2024, Cocaine Cowboys w as shortlisted for the True Crime Aw ards for
Outstanding Investigative Reporting. Nicola specialises in organised and gangland
crime. She is the author of a number of books and w orks as the Crime and
Investigations Editor at Sunday World. She has a w eekly podcast Crime World and is
also a regular contributor on The Stand w ith Eamon Dunphy
- Publisher Name:Bonnier Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781804444085
- Author:Tallant, Nicola
- Publication Date:2026-11-12
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