Web of Betrayal: Murder in Ireland’s brutal gangland

by Nicola Tallant

'Nicola Tallant, not for the first time, demonstrates why she is the very best writer on crime. No novelist alive could ever imagine the very complex and very dark human dramas that she skilfully unravels, delivering page after page of truth-telling that we must pay attention to' - Darragh MacIntyre

From the author of the 2023 bestselling Cocaine Cowboys, murder and deception and the underworld of Irish gangland intertwine in a deadly dance of power and survival.

A 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.

253 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 17, 2024

Reviews

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Web of Betrayal is the latest book from Irish crime journalist Nicola Tallant. Nicola details the connections of gangland Ireland and how the interconnected gangs go about their day to day business with all of their goal being top of the crop.
I really enjoyed this. I'm a big fan of Nicola and her podcast CrimeWorld so found the book gave me a bit of detail about the connections of all the things she discusses in her podcast. I didn't realise just how connected everyone was.

[Shaun Hand · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audiobook version after watching the excellent Kinahan documentary series on BBC. This audiobook, narrated by the author, tells an intriguing story and is well-researched but I also found it somewhat padded out and repetitive in places.

[Steven Dunican · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really well researched and put together. Gives a very good summary of what happened in Irish gangland in the last ten years. If you are interested in Irish Crime this is a must read. I ended up reading the whole book in two days.

[Senan Carberry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant book.

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

audiobook.. good story.. could get a lil lost with so many names ..

[Stephen McIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview of the chaos in Irish gangland. You would need a whiteboard to keep track of all the names and association’s mentioned.