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The definitive account of the rise of the Kinahan gang and the deadly
feud that has shocked the nation.
He 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.
While 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.
However, 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.
The Cartel gives 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.
And The Cartel brings 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.
The 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.
