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Kinahan Assassins

The Ruthless Hit Squads Who Brought Terror To Dublin Streets And How They Were Stopped

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Kinahan Assassins

By: Stephen Breen, John Hand
Narrated by: Aidan Kelly
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Brought to you by Penguin.

Kinahan Assassins is the extraordinary story of how the killers used by Ireland’s most notorious drug gang, the Kinahan Cartel, were taken down.


After an audacious assassination attempt on boss Daniel Kinahan's life, the Kinahan Cartel recruited an unprecedented number of killers to retaliate against their attackers, the Hutch gang. Kinahan Assassins is the compelling behind-the-scenes account of one man's thirst for vengeance and how it proved fatal for his organization.

Kinahan Assassins has the stories of the men who killed for the cartel - including vulnerable drug addicts, a former British soldier, an MMA fighter and an invisible 'Mr Nobody' who acted as a cartel quartermaster - as well as those who gave them orders.

And it details how, one by one, the hit teams were identified, surveilled and captured by the Irish police. Featuring new and exclusive material – conversations from wiretaps, insights from gardaí at the heart of the operations and interviews with the loved ones of innocents caught in the crossfire – Kinahan Assassins is a startling and gripping read that throws a new light on the war on organized crime.

© John Hand and Stephen Breen 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024

Corruption & Misconduct Murder Organized Crime Politics & Government True Crime Assassin Mafia

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Critic reviews

Grim, forensic and often eye-opening … meticulously researched and soberly written
All stars
Most relevant
Fantastic account off the Kinahans killings and how much live was worth to the gun men ,and wonderfully read

A great insight

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An interesting listen but I felt it fell short of the mark of creating characters you were invested in. It read very superficial and like a list of stories to be told, rather than interweaving them and sowing the complexities of the story
No real character building and I feel it missed the chance to do this. Well read though.

Just missed being engaging….

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So much goes on around us without us knowing. It was such a surreal feeling hearing about events that happened on the very streets we walk everyday.

So surreal

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