Episode 733: Web of Betrayal - Murder in Ireland's Brutal Gangland by Nicola Tallant (Audiobook Extract)
22 October 2024 - 52 minsA murder in Belfast of gangland’s most wanted man, Robbie Lawlor, uncovers a web of betrayal that spans out across the Irish underworld and beyond.
Follow a bloody trail that leads all the way into the heart of one of the worst gang feuds Ireland has ever seen which culminates in the Narco-style dismemberment of a teenage boy, Keane Mulready Woods.
And as the curtain is pulled back on the inner workings of the world of organised crime, a cast of ruthless characters take centre stage for their place in a double cross plot that reads like a fast-paced thriller.
Nicola Tallant's brand new book 'Web of Betrayal' is available now from all good book stores.
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