BADFELLAS is the latest hard boil documentary book written by Paul Williams, Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist. He documents how the hugely lucrative heroin drug trade affected the Dublin's Dunne family. Drugs have devastated countless people in Ireland and also have corroded thriving home communities. Until the explosion of paramilitary violence in the 1970s, Ireland was a criminal backwater. However, petty criminals with dreams of the big time were quick to emulate the ruthless actions of the subversives. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace.

Until the explosion of paramilitary violence in the 1970s, Ireland was a criminal backwater. However, petty criminals with dreams of the big time were quick to emulate the ruthless actions of the subversives. Organized crime took hold in Ireland and soon armed robberies, kidnappings and murder became commonplace. BADFELLAS is the latest book written by Paul Williams, Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist. It documents how the hugely lucrative heroin drug trade affected the Dublin's Dunne family. Drugs have devastated countless people in Ireland and also have corroded thriving home communities.