**THE EXPLOSIVE BESTSELLER, NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE GANGLAND TRIAL OF THE CENTURY**
On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law - and won. To the rest of the world he was an elusive criminal godfather called the Monk: an enigmatic criminal mastermind and the leader of one side in the deadliest gangland feud in Irish criminal history.
This fully revised and updated edition of Paul Williams' classic bestseller reveals the inside story of Hutch's war with former allies the Kinahan cartel, his years on the run and the drama of his trial and shock acquittal on murder charges relating to the Regency Hotel raid.
The Monk is an enthralling account of the rise and fall of a modern-day gangster, charting the violent journey of an impoverished kid from the ghetto to the top tier of gangland and the deadly enemies he amassed along the way.
Prologue vii CHAPTER ONE: Clash of the Clans CHAPTER TWO: Carnival of Crime CHAPTER THREE: Learning the Trade CHAPTER FOUR: Power Base CHAPTER FIVE: First Blood CHAPTER SIX: The First Big Job CHAPTER SEVEN: Dirty Money and Murder CHAPTER EIGHT: A Man of Property CHAPTER NINE: A New Record CHAPTER TEN: The Brinks-Allied Job CHAPTER ELEVEN: Family Business CHAPTER TWELVE: Operation Alpha CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Nephews CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Stepping into the Limelight CHAPTER FIFTEEN: A Threat to National Security CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Dangerous World CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Operation Shovel CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Treachery and Betrayal CHAPTER NINETEEN: War CHAPTER TWENTY: Winners and Losers Acknowledgments Index
Paul Williams is Ireland's leading crime writer and one of its most respected journalists. For over three decades his courageous and ground-breaking investigative work has won him multiple awards. He is the author of twelve bestselling books and has also researched, written and presented a number of major TV crime series. His first book, The General, was adapted for the award-winning movie of the same name by John Boorman. He is a former presenter on Newstalk Breakfast and currently writes for the Irish Independent. Williams holds an MA in Criminology and is a registered member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists based in Washington, DC.
