Cocaine Cowboys

The Deadly Rise of Ireland's Drug Lords

Nicola Tallant

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Bonnier Books Ltd
06 February 2024

True crime; Crime & criminology; Drugs trade & trafficking; Street & gun crime; Organised crime

COCAINE 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. COCAINE COWBOYS is the definitive tale of the rise of Colombia's most famous export to become the drug of a nation.

By: Nicola Tallant
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 321g
ISBN: 9781804184028
ISBN 10: 1804184020
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicola Tallant is a three-time winner of Crime Journalist of the Year in Ireland. She is Investigations Editor of the Sunday World newspaper and the host of the Crime World podcast. She lives in Dublin.

Reviews for Cocaine Cowboys: The Deadly Rise of Ireland's Drug Lords

''Cocaine cowboys is a rollercoaster ride that takes the reader right to the heart of how and why cocaine became Europe's favourite drug and the tapestry of characters that makes sure it is available in every pub in every rural town. Nicola's wealth of experience as Irelands top investigative journalist shines shines through in the incredible detail and the fascinating tapestry of characters and stories she has woven through the chapters. If you read nothing else this year, read this!!!'' - Donal MacIntyre ''Another absolute page turner from Ireland's finest journalist'' - Mick McCaffrey ''An insightful and explosive expose of Ireland's cocaine epidemic and the drug lords who fuelled it. Nicola Tallant is one of Europe's most respected crime journalists who has been at the very top of her game for years. Cocaine Cowboys is the definitive account of a boomtime which turned street dealers into billionaires'' - Stephen Breen ' 'Nicola Tallant joins the dots and follows the trail of white lines from the jungle labs of south America to the dinner tables of middle Ireland. Cocaine Cowboys tells the global success story of Ireland's own narcos. How they hit the big time, and how they unravelled the fabric of our communities and society as they created a wild west drug frontier right here at home' ' - Neil Leslie