Powder Wars
The Supergrass who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2005
Summary
‘An astonishing story’ - Sunday Mirror ‘The best gangster book of modern times’ - Donal MacIntyre
Gangster Paul Grimes was a one-man crimewave with a breathtaking capacity to steal. Any villains who got in his way were made to pay – often with their blood. But when his son died of a drugs overdose, the old-school mobster swore revenge on the new generation of Liverpool-based heroin and cocaine dealers. Against all odds, he turned undercover informant.
The first gangster to fal…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781840189254 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1840189258 |
| Author: | Graham Johnson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Mainstream Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 196g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 127mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
‘The best gangster book of modern times’ - Donal MacIntyre
‘The best gangster book of modern times’ - Donal MacIntyre
An astonishing story’ - Sunday Mirror
‘Graham Johnson has refused to let the subject drop … Powder Wars is a portrait of a true sadist [John Haase] for whom inflicting pain on those who crossed him was not only business but a personal pleasure’ - New Statesman
‘A compulsive read. Graham Johnson has a unique perspective on the world of major drug dealers. Working closely with him, I have seen how brave and well informed he is’ - Peter Kilfoyle, MPand former Defence Minister
‘The story reads like a film script - drugs, murder, a contract on his head and a real Hollywood twist at the end. A cut above the rest’ ***** - Zoo Weekly
‘Grimes’ move from villain to informer makes his story more interesting than most’ Book of the Month **** - Maxim
About The Author
Graham Johnson
Graham Johnson is the Sunday Mirror’s investigations editor. He has covered stories including drug dealing in Britain, people smuggling in Europe, child slavery in India and Pakistan, and war in the Balkans. He currently lives in London.
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