Twenty Grand. Peacock, Dublin

The impact of Dublin's economic boom on the capital's criminal underworld is at the heart of Declan Hughes's pulpish gorefest, Twenty Grand . As new money washes through the city, a little gang of hoodlums gathered around Frank "Sinatra" Hackett (Liam Carney) are determined to scoop up a share.

The smart ones, such as Hackett and his protege, Tommy Dalton (Anthony Brophy), are determined to turn into legitimate businessmen, using the property boom to bury their cut from various kidnaps, robberies and drug deals. The dumb ones, such as Hackett's son, Dino (Karl Shiels), or the ageing, balding heavy "Kenzo" Armstrong (Mick Nolan)...