Dead Man Running: A True Story of a Secret Agent's Escape from the IRA and MI5 by Martin McGartland |
by Sean O'Callaghan
|
See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.
Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links(What is this?) |
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Product details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Product Description
Product Description
'Godfathers' is the story of the Northern Ireland drugs trade. It names the names and tells the stories of the dealers and their enemies. Dealers like Brendan 'Speedy' Fegan and Brendan 'Bap' Campbell, two of the brashest, highest-living, most cavalier young gangsters in Belfast. They loved the high life, the flash cars, the wads of money, the champagne lifestyle, the wild women. They both ended up on a pathologist's slab, gunned down by the paramilitaries. But 'Godfathers' also reveals that the paramilitaries are in the drugs trade too. We meet Ulster's porn queen who was the live-in lover of a UVF commander of North Belfast: she too graduated to the drugs trade. We meet the hard men who drive the trade. We look at the huge drugs problem in Ian Paisley's constituency. We look at the links between the UVF, the late Billy Wright and the late Martin Cahill 'The General'. King Rat and The General were in business together. McDowell reveals how the UDA and UVF are into drugs in a big way. He reveals that the Provisional IRA, despite their campaign against many dealers, have been prepared to bankroll major drugs operations in return for protection money. 'Godfathers' gives you the story from the streets.
About the Author
Jim McDowell is the Northern Editor of the 'Sunday World'.
'Godfathers' is the story of the Northern Ireland drugs trade. It names the names and tells the stories of the dealers and their enemies. Dealers like Brendan 'Speedy' Fegan and Brendan 'Bap' Campbell, two of the brashest, highest-living, most cavalier young gangsters in Belfast. They loved the high life, the flash cars, the wads of money, the champagne lifestyle, the wild women. They both ended up on a pathologist's slab, gunned down by the paramilitaries. But 'Godfathers' also reveals that the paramilitaries are in the drugs trade too. We meet Ulster's porn queen who was the live-in lover of a UVF commander of North Belfast: she too graduated to the drugs trade. We meet the hard men who drive the trade. We look at the huge drugs problem in Ian Paisley's constituency. We look at the links between the UVF, the late Billy Wright and the late Martin Cahill 'The General'. King Rat and The General were in business together. McDowell reveals how the UDA and UVF are into drugs in a big way. He reveals that the Provisional IRA, despite their campaign against many dealers, have been prepared to bankroll major drugs operations in return for protection money. 'Godfathers' gives you the story from the streets.
About the Author
Jim McDowell is the Northern Editor of the 'Sunday World'.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
82% buy the item featured on this page: Godfathers! |
 |
18% buy The Mummy's Boys £7.49 |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Alcohol & Drug Abuse
- Books > Biography > Social & Health Issues > Cultural History > Irish
- Books > Biography > True Crime > Mafia & Organised Crime
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Law & Disorder > Issues > Drugs
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Illness & Addiction > Drug Addiction
- Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Social Issues > Social Welfare & Services
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
Fun for Everyone |
More From Jim McDowell
Hamatsa: The Enigma of Cannibalism on... For over 200 years, controversy has simmered over the subject of...
Read more
|
Treat Someone
With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is). |
||||||||
| |||||
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
Amazon Home | |
| International Sites: United States | Germany | France | Japan | Canada | China | |
| Business Programs: Sell on Amazon | Fulfilment by Amazon | Join Associates | Join Advantage | |
| Customer Service | Help | View Basket | Your Account | |
| About Amazon.co.uk | Careers at Amazon | |
| Conditions of Use & Sale | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates |