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24%OFFPaul Williams - Badfellas - 9780241954744 - V9780241954744
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Badfellas

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Description for Badfellas Paperback. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. This book traces how the hugely lucrative drug trade that then emerged led to the gang wars that have corroded communities and devastated countless lives. It describes in gripping detail the shocking depths to which the mobsters have sunk. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.

Badfellas is the definitive account by Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist, Paul Williams, of how organized crime evolved in Ireland over the past four decades.

Drawing on his vast inside knowledge of the criminal underworld, an unparalleled range of contacts and eye witness interviews, Williams provides a chilling insight into the godfathers ­ and events - that have dominated gangland since the late 1960s.

Until the explosion of paramilitary violence in the 1970s, Ireland was a criminal backwater. However, petty criminals with dreams of the big time were quick to emulate the ruthless actions of the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241954744
SKU
V9780241954744
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Paul Williams
Paul Williams is Ireland's leading crime writer and one of its most respected journalists. Over two decades his courageous and ground-breaking investigative work has won him multiple awards. Williams has also researched, written and presented a number of major TV crime series. He is a registered member of the internationally respected Washington DC-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). He ... Read more

Reviews for Badfellas
Paul Williams is the outstanding journalist of his generation
Joe Duffy, RTÉ

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