Powder Wars

The Supergrass who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology, True Crime
Cover of the book Powder Wars by Graham Johnson, Mainstream Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Graham Johnson ISBN: 9781845968939
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Publication: March 4, 2011
Imprint: Mainstream Digital Language: English
Author: Graham Johnson
ISBN: 9781845968939
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Publication: March 4, 2011
Imprint: Mainstream Digital
Language: English

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 fall foul of Grimes' change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. Grimes infiltrated his cocaine cartel and led Customs to the largest narcotics seizure on record, putting Warren in the dock in the drugs trial of the twentieth century.

After turning his attention to heroin baron John Haase, Grimes rose to become the boss of the villain's notoriously bloodthirsty 'security firm' - a professional gang of racketeers addicted to cocaine, explosive violence and non-stop criminality. But as his net began to tighten, Grimes was confronted with the ultimate dilemma. He discovered his second son was now a rising star in the drugs business. The life-or-death question was: should he shop him or not?

Powder Wars also reveals the secrets behind one of the most controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon.

Today, Paul Grimes has a £100,000 contract on his head and is a real-life dead man walking. Powder Wars is a riveting account of modern gangsters told in brutal detail.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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 fall foul of Grimes' change of heart was Curtis Warren, aka 'Cocky', the wealthiest and most successful criminal in British history. Grimes infiltrated his cocaine cartel and led Customs to the largest narcotics seizure on record, putting Warren in the dock in the drugs trial of the twentieth century.

After turning his attention to heroin baron John Haase, Grimes rose to become the boss of the villain's notoriously bloodthirsty 'security firm' - a professional gang of racketeers addicted to cocaine, explosive violence and non-stop criminality. But as his net began to tighten, Grimes was confronted with the ultimate dilemma. He discovered his second son was now a rising star in the drugs business. The life-or-death question was: should he shop him or not?

Powder Wars also reveals the secrets behind one of the most controversial episodes in British judicial history - how former Home Secretary Michael Howard was duped into granting John Haase a Royal Pardon.

Today, Paul Grimes has a £100,000 contract on his head and is a real-life dead man walking. Powder Wars is a riveting account of modern gangsters told in brutal detail.

More books from Mainstream Publishing

Cover of the book Red Machine by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book On The Cobbles by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Menstrual and Pre-Menstrual Tension by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Ashamed by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Manx Murders by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Benny by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Love Hurts by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Druglord by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book The Busby Babes by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Aisleyne by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Savage! by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book New Developments for MS Sufferers by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book The Boy in the Attic by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book If I Should Die Before I Wake by Graham Johnson
Cover of the book Follow, Follow by Graham Johnson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy