Documentary series continues deep dive into Montreal's criminal underworld

About this episode

Nick Rose discusses the new chapters of the Kings of Coke documentary series, focusing on Montreal's criminal history.

Montreal has long had a reputation as a city with a fascinating criminal underworld, and a popular Crave documentary series is taking viewers even deeper into that history. The acclaimed Kings of Coke franchise returns this month with two new chapters. New Blood explores the rise of a billion-dollar cocaine empire, the Quebec Biker War, and one of the largest police investigations in Canadian history. The Legend of Rory Shayne examines the life and mysterious disappearance of one of Canada's most notorious bank robbers. Nick Rose, co-writer of Kings of Coke, spoke to Andrew Carter.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Carter

Guest: Nick Rose

Topics covered

• Montreal criminal underworld
• documentary series
• cocaine empire
• police investigations
• bank robbery

Keywords

• Montreal
• criminal underworld
• Kings of Coke
• cocaine empire
• Quebec Biker War
• Rory Shayne
• bank robbery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kings of Coke

Books & works: Kings of Coke, New Blood, The Legend of Rory Shayne

Places: Montreal, Quebec

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