{"product_id":"the-cartel-9780241980439","title":"The Cartel : The shocking story of the Kinahan crime cartel","description":"\u003cp data-bb-audio=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eListen while you read.\u003c\/strong\u003e The audiobook is on Libro.fm, and part of every sale comes back to our shop. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bb-listen.thomasjohnjunk.workers.dev\/a\/9780241980439?s=product\"\u003eGet the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e, and it opens the edition sold in your country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Number 1 Bestseller - now fully updated!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe definitive account of the rise of the Kinahan gang and the deadly feud that has shocked the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is one of Ireland's most successful CEOs, running a global multinational with operations on every continent and a turnover in the billions. However, Christy Kinahan will never be celebrated in the financial press. For his business - drugs, guns, money-laundering, murder - also makes him Ireland's leading criminal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Kinahan kept a low profile as he grew his empire, by the time his crime cartel shot to public attention in 2010 it was known to European police forces for over a decade. In that year police raided members' homes and premises in Spain, Ireland the UK. By then Kinahan and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jr were already among the richest men in Europe, with an estimated joint worth of 750m.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, events in February 2016 made Kinahan a household name. A daring and deadly gun attack in a suburban Dublin hotel - an attack targeting Daniel Kinahan (who escaped) - stunned the public and exposed the depth of enmity between the Kinahans and the family and associates of the veteran Dublin criminal, Gerry Hutch. Despite an intense garda crack-down on the gangsters' activities, the body count continues to rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egives behind-the-scenes story of that initial Spanish-led raid on the Kinahans. The authors have had exclusive access to the wiretaps that tracked the cartel for two years and talked to key officers who investigated them. They expose the criminal clan's aims and actions - in members' own words - and reveal the surprising truths behind how they built their empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebrings the story bang up-to-date to explain the origins of and fall-out from the feud with the Hutches, one of the most violent and vicious Ireland has ever known - and one that could be the undoing of the Kinahans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors' combined depth of knowledge - Stephen Breen has been a crime correspondent for over 15 years and in addition to writing about crime for over a decade, Owen Conlon is a fluent Spanish speaker - has culminated in a detailed and gripping account of double-crossing, vengeance and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Stephen Breen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 25 Jan 2018 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stephen Breen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57517025755514,"sku":"9780241980439","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241980439.jpg?v=1793740939","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/ar\/products\/the-cartel-9780241980439","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}