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Literature of the 'Troubles' by Bill Rolston
(alphabetical list by title)



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Literature of the 'Troubles': Novels

The following bibliography was originally compiled using bibliographies produced by Bill Rolston at the University of Ulster and Robert Bell of the political collection at the Linenhall Library. It has been updated periodically since. Every attempt has been made to ensure that the novels referred to relate at least in part to the political conflict in Northern Ireland since 1969. No short stories or collections of short stories are included.

Alphabetical Listing by Title of Publication

Renwick, Aly (1989), ... last night another soldier. London: Information on Ireland.

Roberts, Ian (1991), A Blood Affair. London: Harper Collins.

Judd, Alan (1982), A Breed of Heroes. London: Fontana (also London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1981).

Harrs, Norma (1980), A Certain State of Mind. Toronto: Virgo Press.

Cole, John. (2001), A Clouded Peace. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.

Finlay, Fergus (1990), A Cruel Trade. London: Andre Deutsch.

Hogan, Desmond (1984), A Curious Street. London: Hamish Hamilton.

Power, M.S. (1987), A Darkness in the Eye. London: Heinemann.

Forman, James (1978), A Fine, Soft Day. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux.

Shannon, James (1985), A Game of Soldiers. London: Sphere.

Healy, Dermot (1995), A Goat's Song. London: Flamingo (also London: Harvill, 1994).

Smith, Murray (1979), A Gun for Delilah. London: Robert Hale.

Eickhoff, Randy Lee. (1987), A Hand to Execute. New York: Walker.

Cheever, Susan (1985), A Handsome Man. London: Sphere (also London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981).

Stuart, Francis (1977), A Hole in the Head. London: Martin Brian and O'Keeffe.

Ould, Chris (1988), A Kind Of Sleep. London: Grafton Books (also London: Andre Deutsch, 1986).

McEldowney, Eugene (1994), A Kind of Homecoming. London: Heinemann.

Molloy, Pat (1989), A Legacy of Demons. Wales: Gomer.

Waddell, Martin (1970), A Little Bit British. London: Tom Stacey.

Hogan, Desmond (1987), A New Shirt. London: Faber.

Anthony, Evelyn (1987), A Place to Hide. New York: Putnam's Sons (also New York: Hutchinson; Arrow Books, 1987).

Higgins, Jack (1975), A Prayer for the Dying. (also Norwegian: Messe for en morder Oslo, Bladkompaniet, 1975; German: Die Mordbeichte Munich, Wilhelm Heyne, 1975), London: Coronet.

Lingard, Joan (1975), A Proper Place. (also as A Place of Their Own, New York, Tempo Books, 1975), London: Hamish Hamilton.

Harcourt, Palma (1979), A Sleep of Spies. London: Collins.

Harris, Peter (1987), A Solitary Terrorist. Lewes Sussex: The Book Guild.

Kenyon, Michael (1974), A Sorry State. London: Collins.

Marriner, Brian (1975), A Splinter of Ice. London: Robert Hale.

Brady, John (1988), A Stone of the Heart. London: Constable.

McEldowney, Eugene (1996), A Stone of the Heart. London: Mandarin.

Gibson, Tom (1983), A Wild Hope. London: Robert Hale.

Royce, Kenneth (1992), A Wild Justice. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Duffaud, Briege (1993), A Wreath upon the Dead. (also French: Le morts portent toujours le chapeau, Paris, Balland, 1996), Dublin: Poolbeg.

Lingard, Joan (1972), Across the Barricades. (also French: Au-delà des barricades, Paris, Casterman, 1993; and Gembloux, Duculot, 1973), London: Hamish Hamilton.

Binnie, Stewart (1979), Across the Water. London: Allison Press.

Ingoldby, Grace (1986), Across the Water. London: Pan Books (London: Michael Joseph, 1985).

Chaplin, Michael (1988), Act of Betrayal. (also French: Ballade pour un traitre, Paris, Librairie generale Francais, 1991), London: Corgi.

Imbar, Jean-Gerard (1974), Ah, ca I.R.A!. Paris: Gallimard.

Daly, Ita (1992), All Fall Down. London: Bloomsbury.

Mornin, Daniel (1991), All Our Fault. London: Hutchinson.

Sefton, Catherine (Martin Waddell) (1993), Along a Lonely Road. London: Puffin.

Ashe, Alex (1998), An Acceptable Level of Violence. London: Citron Press.

Doibhlin, Breandan (1979), An Branar gan Cur. Skerries: Gilbert Dalton.

MacDowell, Vincent (1989), An Ulster Idyll. Dun Laoghaire: Annamont Press.

Higgins, Jack (1995), Angel of Death. (also French: L’ange de la mort, Paris, Albin Michel, 1995), London: Michael Joseph.

Thomas, David (1998), Anger's Violin. Dingle: Mount Eagle.

Leland, Mary (1991), Approaching Priests. London: Sinclair Stevenson.

Kennedy, James (1996), Armed and Dangerous. London: Heinemann.

Jacks, Oliver (1976), Assassination Day. (also French: La Seconde de d'étente, Paris, Gallimard, 1976), London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Drummond, June (1973), Bang! Bang! You're Dead!. London: Victor Gollancz.

Case, Jim (1987), Belfast Blitz. New York: Warner Books.

Nueller, Michael. (2000), Belfast Blues. Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag.

O'Doherty, Malachi (1976), Belfast Story. Whitley Bay: Erdesdun Pomes.

Hamill, Desmond (1979), Bitter Orange. London: Hutchinson.

Clancy, Ambrose (1981), Blind Pilot. London: MacMillan (also New York: Morrow, 1980).

Rice, David (1994), Blood Guilt. Belfast: Blackstaff.

Winch, Arden (1981), Blood Money. London: BBC Publications.

Spain, Peter (1980), Blood Scenario. New York: Coward McCann & Geoghegan.

Miner, Valerie (1981), Blood Sisters. London: Women's Press.

Quigley, Patrick (1994), Borderland. Dingle: Brandon.

Barlow, James (1973), Both Your Houses. London: Pan (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1971).

McCabe, Patrick (1998), Breakfast on Pluto. London: Picador.

Thompson, David (1987), Broken English. New York: Henry Holt and Co..

Hands, John (1995), Brutal Fantasies. London: Harper Collins.

Patterson, Glenn (1989), Burning Your Own. London: Sphere.

MacLaverty, Bernard (1983), Cal. (also French: Cal, Paris, P. Belfond, 1984), Belfast: Blackstaff (also New York: Geroge Brazilier, 1983).

McCabe, Patrick (1989), Carn. Nuffield: Aidan Ellis Publishers.

De Mille, Nelson (1981), Cathedral. (also French: L'Escadron de la mort, Paris, Éd. de l'Ombre, 1985), London: Granada.

Weston, Simon. Hill, Patrick (1995), Cause of Death. London: 22 Books.

Leitch, Maurice (1987), Chinese Whispers. London: Hutchinson.

Chapman, John (1979), City War. London: Robert Hale.

McLoughlin, Jane (1993), Coincidence. London: Virago.

Courts, Johnson (1995), Collusion. London: Minerva Press.

Waddell, Martin (1969), Come Back When I'm Sober. London: Hodder and Stouqhton.

Hilliar, Michael (1977), Come Dance with Me. Belfast: Blackstaff.

Power, M.S. (1991), Come the Executioner. London: Hamish Hamilton.

Higgins, Jack (1984), Confessional. (also Japanese, Tokyo, Hayakawa Books; French: Confessional, Paris, A. Michel, 1986; Paris, Maxi-libres-Profrance, 1996), London: Collins.

Aylott, Bob (1973), Cry for Tomorrow. London: Everest.

Patterson, Harry (1979), Cry of the Hunter. London: Arrow Books.

Anderson, Linda (1986), Cuckoo. London: Bodley Head.

Bateman, Colin (1995), Cycle of Violence. New York: Harper Collins.

O'Callaghan, Gareth (1996), Dare to Die. Dublin: Poolbeg.

Easterman, Daniel (1996), Day of Wrath. London: Harper Collins.

Perry, Ritchie (1977), Dead End. London: Collins.

Kerrigan, Philip (1987), Dead Ground. London: Grafton Books (also London: Macmillan, 1987).

Hill, Niki (1990), Death Grows on You. London: Michael Joseph.

Rosenburg, Joseph (1980), Death Merchant: the Shamrock Smash. New York:

Langley, Bob (1978), Death Stalk. London: Sphere (also London: Michael Joseph, 1977).

Bringle, Mary (1987), Death of an Unknown Man. London: Collins.

McGeough, Gerry (1998), Defenders. Monaghan: Seesyu Press.

Nolan, Frederick (1990), Designated Assassin. London: Century.

Michaels, S.J. (1991), Dieback. London: Macmillan.

Bateman, Colin (1994), Divorcing Jack. New York: Harper Collins.

Casey, Kevin (1987), Dreams of Revenge. Dublin: Wolfhound (also London: Faber and Faber, 1977).

Higgins, Jack (1996), Drink with the Devil. London: Michael Joseph.

Clifford, Francis (1977), Drummer in the Dark. New York: Ballantine Books.

Rooney, Seán (1994), Early Many a Morning. Dingle: Brandon.

Grant, David (1980), Emerald Decision. London: Michael Joseph.

Bateman, Colin. (1998), Empire State. London: HarperCollins.

Wilson, Robert McLiam (1996), Eureka Street. (also Norwegian: Eureka Street, Oslo, Cappelen, 1998; French: Eureka Street, Paris, Editions Christian Bourgois, 1997), London: Secker and Warburg.

Adams, Patrick (1979), Everything Can Be O.K.. Los Angeles: Amber International.

Stuart, Francis (1995), Faillandia. Dublin: Raven Arts Press.

Crawford, Richard (1993), Fall When Hit. London: Heinemann; Mandarin.

Patterson, Glenn (1989), Fat Lad. London: Chatto and Windus.

Maas, Peter (1989), Father and Son. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Seymour, Gerald (1986), Field of Blood. London: Fontana.

Healy, Dermot (1984), Fighting with Shadows. London: Allison and Busby.

Valentine, Deborah (1992), Fine Distinctions. London: Gollancz.

West, Tara. (2002), Fodder. Belfast: Blackstaff.

Hawke, Christopher (1979), For Campaign Service. London: Corgi.

Lane, Andrew (1978), Forgive the Executioner. London: New English Library.

Montague, Richard (1979), Frank Faces of the Dead. Bognor Regis: New Horizon.

Sefton, Catherine (Martin Waddell) (1989), Frankie's Story. (also French: Frankie, Paris, l'École des loisirs, 1990), London: Methuen (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988).

Cawley, Robert (1977), Friend or Foe?. London: Sphere.

Bullen, Fiona (1998), From Pillar to Post. London: Warner Books (London: Little, Brown and Co., 1997).

O'Reilly, Victor (1992), Games of the Hangman. London: Headline.

Quinn, John (1995), Generations of the Moon. Dublin: Poolbeg.

Foley, Michael (1998), Getting Used to Not Being Remarkable. Belfast: Blackstaff.

Beckett, Mary (1987), Give Them Stones. London: Bloomsbury.

MacKenzie, Lee (1970), Hadleigh. London: New English Library.

Seymour, Gerald (1977), Harry's Game. (also Norwegian: Harrys spill Oslo, Gyldendal, 1976; Spanish: El Juego de Harry Barcelona, Grijalbo, 1976), London: Fontana (also London: Collins, 1976).

Wright, Glover (1994), Headhunter. London: Macmillan.

Anderson, Don (1990), Heatshield. London: Pan.

Gross, Ken (1992), Hell Bent. New York: T. Doherty Associates.

Frankliin, Max (1975), Hennessy/ Published in New York by Ballantine, 1975 as The Fifth of November. London: Futura.

Prior, Allan (1986), Her Majesty's Secret Agent. London: Grafton.

Madden, Deirdre (1987), Hidden Symptoms. London: Faber (also Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1988).

Blair, Iain (1979), Hooligan's Rant. London: New English Library.

Lingard, Joan (1976), Hostages to Fortune. London: Hamish Hamilton.

O'Brien, Edna (1994), House of Splendid Isolation. (also Dutch: Huis van volmaakte eenzaamheid, Amsterdam, De Bezige Bij, 1995), London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.

Driscoll, Peter (1976), In Connection with Kilshaw. (also German: Irische Scharade Reinbeck bei Hamburg, Rowahlt, 1979; French: Concerne Kilshaw, Paris, Fayard 1976), London: Sphere (also London: Macdonald, 1974).

Hanley, David (1979), In Guilt and in Glory. London: Hutchinson.

Baker, Keith (1996), Inheritance. London: Headline.

Foxall, P A (1977), Inspector Derben and the Widow Maker. London: Robert Hale.

Foxall P A (1976), Inspector Derben's War. London: Robert Hale.

Dowling, Kevin (1979), Interface: Ireland. London: Barrie and Jenkins.

Lingard, Joan (1973), Into Exile. Harmondsworth: Puffin.

Armstrong, Campbell (1987), Jig. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Philips, James A. (1973), Joe Gall: the Shankill Road Contract. New York:

Morrison, Edith (1975), Joy in the Troubles. Belfast: Christian Life Press.

Murphy, James (1988), Juniper. London: Sphere.

Gadney, Reg (1995), Just When We Are Safest. London: Faber.

Brady, John (1990), Kaddish in Dublin. London: Constable.

Ball, Brian (1976), Keegan: the No-Option Contract. London: Arthur Barker (also St. Alban's: Mayflower, 1976).

Hornman, Wim (1973), Kinderen van het Geweld. Haarlem: Gottmer.

Porter, R.W. (1981), Kiss and Kill. London: Robert Hale.

Daniel, James (1996), Kisses of the Enemy. London: Pan.

Hutson, Shaun (1998), Knife Edge. London: Little Brown.

Johnston, Jennifer (1996), L'illusionniste. Nîmes: Editions J. Chambon.

Hugo, Richard (1984), Last Judgment. London: Macmillan.

McNamee, Owen (1989), Last of Deeds. Dublin: Raven Arts Press.

Rosset, Gilles (1974), Le Point d'Irlande. Paris: Denoël.

Deutsch, Richard. (1999), Les enquête d’Hippolyte. Braquemore: Kilt ou double (also Rennes, Terre de brume, 1999).

Cazenave, Michel (1977), Les fusils de l'IRA. Paris: L'Herne.

Moore, Brian (1991), Lies of Silence. (also Japanese, Tokyo, Hayakawa Books; French: Les trahison du silence, Monaco, Éd. du Rocher, 1993), London: Arrow Books.

Power, M.S. (1987), Lonely the Man Without Heroes. London: Abacus (also London: Heinemann, 1986).

Rowe, John (1984), Long Live the King. New York: String and Day.

Blake, Philippa (1991), Looking Out. London: Coronet (also London: Bodley Head, 1989).

Paisley, Rhonda (1995), Lost Fathers. Derry: Causeway Press.

Hale, John (1976), Lovers and Heretics. London: Victor Gollancz.

Esler, Gavin (1990), Loyalties. London: Headline.

Dickinson, Peter (1991), Ma mère, c'est la geurre. Paris: l'école des loisirs.

Carroll, James (1978), Madonna Red. London: Coronet.

Bateman, Colin (1999), Maid of the Mist. London: Harper Collins.

McBratney, Sam (1976), Mark Time. London: Abelard.

Banks, Lynn Reid (1984), Maura's Angel. (also French: L'ange de Maura, Paris, Rageot, 1991), London: Puffin.

Patrick, Sean (1986), Maureen's Ireland. U.S.A.: Author.

Gill, Bartholomew (1984), McGarr and the Method of Descartes. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Gill, Bartholomew (1984), McGarr and the P.M. of Belgrave Square. New York: Penguin.

Gill, Bartholomew (1978), McGarr and the Politician's Wife. (also French: McGarr et la femme du ministre, Paris, Fayard, 1994), London: Robert Hale.

Gill, Bartholomew (1981), McGarr at the Dublin Horse Show. (also French: McGarr au concours hippique de Dublin, Paris, Fayard, 1996), London: Robert Hale.

Coudent, Jean-Loup (1974), Mefiez-vous de l'Irlande. Paris: Fayard.

Stuart, Francis (1973), Memorial. London: Martin Brian and O'Keeffe.

Herron, Shaun (1974), Miro: The Hound and the Fox and the Harper. London: Coronet.

North, Michael (1981), Mission to Ulster. London: Dennis Dobson.

Connolly, Ray (1978), News Death. (also French: S.O.S., B.B.C, Paris, Gallimard, 1979), London: Collins.

Bennett, Colin (1978), Night Moves by Armour. London: CB Publications.

McMahon, Blair (1993), Nights in Armour. Lurgan: Ulster Society.

Burns, Anna. (2001), No Bones. Flamingo.

Molloy, Frances (1985), No Mate for the Magpie. London: Virago.

Nicholl, Ned (1973), No More Leprechauns. London: New English Library.

Harriott, Ted (1983), No Sanctuary. London: Secker and Warburg.

Meehan, Hugo (1987), No Time for Love. Dingle: Brandon.

Lauder, Peter (1986), Noble Lord. London: Fontana.

Kiely, Benedict (1986), Nothing Happens in Carmincross. London: Methuen (also London: Gollancz, 1985).

Boyle, Elizabeth (1973), Obsession. Toronto: York Publishing & Printing Co..

Bateman, Colin (1996), Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men. New York: Harper Collins.

Joyce, Joe (1989), Off the Record. London: Heinemann.

Higgins, Jack (1995), On Dangerous Ground. London: Signet.

MacDonald, Peter (), One Way Street. London: Robert Charles.

Madden, Deirdre (1996), One by One in the Darkness. London: Faber.

Kavanagh, P.J. (1990), Only By Mistake. London: Heinemann.

Scott, Hardiman (1982), Operation 10. (also French: Lady Tóte-de-Lard, Paris, Gallimard, 1983), London: The Bodley Head.

Rocke, Willian (1993), Operation Birdie. Dublin: Moytura Press.

McCartan, Dominic (1985), Operation Emerald. London: Pluto.

Dillon, Martin (1998), Operation England. London: Orion.

Mealy, Colm (1998), Operation Falco. London: Minerva Press.

McKeon, James (1994), Operation Pontiff. Cork: Acorn Press.

Howlett, John (1985), Orange. London: Hutchinson.

Kippax, Frank (1992), Other People's Blood. London: Harper Collins.

Daniel, James (1995), Out of the Strong. London: Pan.

Bennett, Ronan (1992), Overthrown by Strangers. London: Hamish Hamilton.

Le Meur, Dominique. (1998), Où vas-tu Irlande?. Spézet: Coop Breizh.

Clancy, Tom (1988), Patriot Games. (also French: Jeux de geurre, Paris, Albin Michel 1988; Paris, Librairie generale francaise 1991; Paris, France loisirs 1992; Paris, Profrance, 1994), London: Fontana (also London: Collins, 1987).

Cleary, Jon (1977), Peter's Pence. London: Fontana.

Leitch, Maurice (1969), Poor Lazarus. London: Minerva.

Hanley, Clifford (1979), Prissy. London: Fontana (also London: Collins, 1978).

Stevens, Gordon (1993), Provo. London: Harper Collins.

Kiely, Benedict (1979), Proxopera. (also French: Proxopera, Paris, Éd. Marval, 1993), Dublin: Poolbeg Press.

O'Donovan, Uinsin (1980), Rag Shadows. Ballinasloe: Cilenna Press.

McCaughren, Tom (1989), Rainbows of the Moon. (also French: Le jouet interdit, Paris, Hachette jeunesse, 1993), Dublin: Anvil.

Dunne, Colin (1986), Rat Catcher. London: Arrow (also London: Secker and Warburg, 1985).

Deane, Seamus. (1996), Reading in the Dark. (also Danish: Loesing i morke, Copenhagen, Gyldendal, 1997), London: Jonathan Cape (also New York, Vintage, 1997).

Hurley, Graham (1992), Reaper. London: Pan.

Miles, Monty. (2001), Reasonable Maniacs. San Diego: Writers’ Club Press.

Clarke, Shaun (1998), Red Hand. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Martin, Ian Kennedy (1975), Regan. (also French: Le Jongleur, Paris, Gallimard, 1987), London: Arthur Barker.

Hutson, Shaun (1991), Renegades. London: Sphere.

McNamee, Owen (1994), Resurrection Man. (also German: Belfaster Auferstehung, Hamburg, Rotbuch Verlag, 1996; French: Le tréspasseur, Paris, Gallimard, 1994), London: Picador.

Brown, George (1992), Ringmain. London: Arrow (also London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1991).

Dunne, Lee (1986), Ringmaster. (Original title Ringleader, New York, Simon and Schuster 1980; also French: IRA-cible, Paris, Gallimard, 1981), Dublin: Wolfhound.

Parkes, Roger (1986), Riot. London: Collins (also London: Fontana, 1988).

Wilson, Robert McLiam (1989), Ripley Bogle. (also French: Ripley Bogle, Paris, C. Bourgois, 1996; German: Ripley Bogle, Frankfurt am Main, Schöffling, 1996), Belfast: Blackstaff Press.

Wood, James (1971), Road to Canossa. London: Hutchinson.

Tanquay, Mary (1983), Run with the Hare. Ottowa: Coram Publishing.

De Villiers, Gerard (1990), S.A.S.: Furie a Belfast. Paris: Vaugirard (also Paris: Plon, 1974).

McDonald, Ian (1996), Sacrifice of Fools. London: Gollancz.

Paul, William (1985), Seasons of Revenge. London: Futura (also London: Seven House, 1984).

Kilcommon, Denis (1989), Serpent's Tooth. London: Bantam.

Bradby, Tom (1997), Shadow Dancer. London: Bantam Press.

Johnston, Jennifer (1991), Shadows on Our Skin. (also French: Les Ombres sur la peau, Paris, Denoël, 1979), Harmondsworth: Penguin (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977).

Toman, Edward (1993), Shambles Corner. London: Flamingo.

Melville-Ross, Antony (1989), Shaw's War. London: Sphere.

Cawley, Robert (1979), Shockwave. London: Sphere.

Hegarty, David (1991), Short Storm. Cork: Emperor Publishing.

Leitch, Maurice (1983), Silver's City. (also Hungarian: Silver Vásosa), London: Abacus (also London: Secker and Warburg, 1981).

Desser, Julian (1992), Soap Start Kidnapped. Southport: Tabloid Books.

Clarke, Shaun (1993), Soldier E, SAS: Sniper Fire in Belfast. Rochester Kent: 22 Books.

Higgins, Jack (1980), Solo. (also French: Solo, Paris, A. Michel, 1981; Paris, Club français du livre, 1981; Paris, le Livre de poche, 1982), London: Collins.

McCarty, Nick (1978), Spearhead. London: Arrow.

Shea, Michael (1995), Spin Doctor. London: Harper Collins.

Cannon, Elliott (1973), Stand By to Shoot. London: Robert Hale.

Sefton, Catherine (Martin Waddell) (1987), Starry Night. London: Magnet (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986).

Park, David (1996), Stone Kingdoms. London: Phoenix House.

Van Greenaway, Peter (1978), Suffer! Little Children. St. Albans: Panther.

Michaels, Sarah (1989), Summary Justice. London: Pan (also London: Frederick Muller, 1988).

Mitchell, Julie (1989), Sunday Afternoons. London: Penguin (also London: Viking, 1988).

James, Evelyn (1991), Taking the Forbidden Road. Holywood Co. Down: The Third House.

Adams, James (1994), Taking the Tunnel. London: Signet (also London: Michael Joseph, 1993).

Gill, B. M. (1977), Target Westminster. London: Robert Hale.

Edwards, Ruth Dudley. (2001), The Anglo-Irish Murders. London: HarperCollins.

St. James, Ian (1981), The Balfour Conspiracy. London: Fontana.

Sefton, Catherine (Martin Waddell) (1989), The Beat of the Drum. (also French: Le battement du tambour, Paris, l'École des loisirs, 1991), London: Hamish Hamilton.

Cowell, John (1978), The Begrudgers. Dublin: O'Brien Press.

Manning, Kitty (1990), The Between Peole. Dublin: Attic Press.

Shriver, Lionel (1990), The Bleeding Heart. (also as Ordinary Decent Criminals, London, Harper Collins, 1992), New York: Farrar Strauss Giroux.

Seaman, Donald (1975), The Bomb that Could Lip-read. London: Futura.

Martin, David (1977), The Ceremony of Innocence. London: Secker and Warburg.

Leather, Stephen (1993), The Chinaman. London: Coronet.

Douglas, James (1994), The Clearing (see Andersonstown News, 27.5.95). Melbourne: The Perfect Publishing Company.

Mitchell, Susanna (1994), The Colour of His Hair. London: Allison and Busby.

Seaman, Donald (1979), The Committee. London: Futura (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1977).

Morrow, John (1977), The Confessions of Proinsias O'Toole. Belfast: Blackstaff Press.

Seymour, Gerald (1980), The Contract. London: Collins.

Beattie, Geoffrey (1998), The Corner Boys. London: Gollancz (also London, Indigo, 1997).

Burton, Anthony (1976), The Coventry Option. New York: Putnam.

McNamara, Michael M (1979), The Dancing Floor. London: W.H. Allen.

Woods, Una (1984), The Dark Hole Days. Belfast: Blackstaff Press.

Forsyth, Frederick (1992), The Deceiver. (also French: Le manipulateur, Paris, A. Michel, 1991; Paris, le Grand livre du mois, 1991; Paris, France loisirs, 1992; Paris, Ed. de la Seine, 1995), London: Corgi.

Wilson, Des (1982), The Demonstration. Belfast: Author.

Symons, Julian (1984), The Detling Secret. Harmondsworth: Penguin.

Smith, Murray (1998), The Devil's Juggler. London: Penguin.

White, Terence De Vere (1978), The Distance and the Dark. Harmondsworth: Penguin (also London: Victor Gollancz, 1973).

Sherman, Eileen. (1985), The Divided Heart. (also USA, The Celtic Heart, Resolute Press, 1980), London: Sphere (also Warner, 1997).

Davies, Murray. (1999), The Drumbeat of Jimmy Sands. London: HarperCollins.

Bennett, Colin (1996), The Entertainment Bomb. London: New Futurist.

Morrow, John (1982), The Essex Factor. Belfast: Blackstaff Press.

Leslie, Peter (1970), The Extremists. London: New English Library.

Pincher, Chapman (1976), The Eye of the Tornado. London: Michael Joseph.

Theroux, Paul (1978), The Family Arsenal. (also French: Les conspirateurs, Paris, le Livre de Paris, 1978), Harmondsworth: Penguin.

White, Steve (1982), The Fighting Irish. New York:

Charles, Robert (1975), The Flight of the Raven. London: Robert Hale.

Anthony, Paul (1996), The Fragile Peace. London: Janus Publishing.

Broderick, John (1976), The Fugitives. (Translated into French as Les Fugitifs, Paris, la D‚couverte, 1993), London: Pan.

Coogan, Patrick (1994), The General. London: Mandarin.

Seymour, Gerald (1977), The Glory Boys. (also Spanish: Consequiremos la Gloria Madrid, Selecciones del Reader's Digest, 1978, pp. 6-171), London: Fontana.

Wilson, Stewart J. (1997), The Gobbins. London: Minerva.

Eickhoff, Randy Lee (1992), The Gombeen Man. New York: Walker.

Aalben, Patrick (1977), The Grab. London: Robert Hale.

Dickinson, Peter (1973), The Green Gene. (also French: L'Oracle empoisonn‚ Paris, Fayard, 1975; Paris, Librairie générale français, 1988), London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Ballinger, W A (1969), The Green Grassy Slopes. London: Corgi.

Jones, R.W. (1989), The Green Reapers. London: Fontana.

Lingard, Joan (1987), The Guilty Party. London: Hamish Hamilton.

Hamill, Pete (1984), The Guns of Heaven. New York: Bantam.

Park, David (1982), The Healing. London: Jonathan Cape.

Brewster, David (1972), The Heart's Grown Brutal. London: Angus & Robertson.

Paulin, Tom (1984), The Hillsborough Script: a Dramatic Satire. London: Faber and Faber.

Charles, Robert (1975), The Hour of the Wolf. (also German: Terror auf offener Strasse Frankfurt a.m., Ullstein, 1976), London: Pinnacle Books.

Walker, Martin (1978), The Infiltrator. London: Panther.

Patterson, Glenn. (1999), The International. London: Transworld.

Blain, Sean Martin (1995), The Java Man. London: Michael Joseph.

Seymour, Gerald (1992), The Journeyman Tailor. London: Harper Collins.

St. James, Ian (1984), The Killing Anniversary. London: Heinemann.

Power, M.S. (1985), The Killing of Yesterday's Children. London: Chatto and Windus.

Bradford, Roy (1981), The Last Ditch. Belfast: Blackstaff Press.

Shelley, Mike (1984), The Last Private Eye in Belfast. Belfast: Domino Books.

Lingard, Joan (1970), The Lord on Our Side. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

O'Mahony, T. P. (1986), The Lynch Years: a Political Fantasy. Portlaoise: Dolmen Press.

Bringle, Mary (1987), The Man in Moss Coloured Trousers. New York: Doubleday.

Silva, Daniel. (1999), The Marching Season. New York: Ballantine.

Kelly, James (1987), The Marrow from the Bone. Bailieboro: Kelly Kane Ltd..

Egleton, Clive (1978), The Mills Bomb. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Nelson, Walter (1980), The Minstrel Code. London: New English Library (also London: Secker and Warburg, 1979).

Weber, Katherine. (1999), The Music Lesson. Phoenix House.

Binchy, Dan (1992), The Neon Madonna. London: Arrow.

O'Connor, Brian (1980), The One-Shot War. New York: Ballantine.

Leinster, Colin (1980), The Outsider. London: New English Library.

Connolly, Colm (1980), The Pact. London: Deutsch.

Garfield, Brian (1980), The Paladin. London: Macmillan.

De St. Jorre, John. Shakespeare, Brian (1974), The Patriot Game. London: Coronet (also London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1973).

Hiqgins, George V. (1985), The Patriot Game. (also Norwegian: IRA terror Oslo, Bladkompaniet, 1973; Swedish: Explosivt byte Stockholm, Wahlstrom, 1973), London: Robinson Publishing (also London: Secker and Warburg, 1982).

Target, George W. (1974), The Patriots. London: Duckworth.

Gray, Pat. (2001), The Political Map of the Heart. Sawtry, Cambridgeshire: Daedalus.

Charles, Robert (1977), The Prey of the Falcon. London: Robert Hale.

Ransley, Peter (1984), The Price. London: Corgi Books.

Hegarty, Walter (1973), The Price of Chips. London: Davis-Poynter.

Holland, Jack (1995), The Prisoner's Wife. Dublin: Poolbeg (also New York; London: Dodd Mead; Robert Hale, 1981; 1982).

Braddon, Russell (1971), The Progress of Private Lilyworth. (also French: Le Bidasse inspir‚ Paris, Gallimard, 1972), London: Michael Joseph.

Hayward, David (1979), The Provo Link. London: Robert Hale.

Petit, Chris (1997), The Psalm Killer. London: Pan.

McCrum, Robert (1994), The Psychological Moment. London: Picador (also London: Secker and Warburg, 1973).

Johnston, Jennifer (1989), The Railway Station Man. (also French: Un homme sur la plage, Paris, les Belles lettres, 1991), London: Hamish Hamilton.

White, Jon Manchip (1976), The Robinson Factor. St. Albans: Panther.

O'Neill, Edward A (1977), The Rotterdam Delivery. London: Sphere (also London: Victor Gollancz, 1975).

Park, David (1994), The Rye Man. London: Jonathan Cape.

Higgins, Jack (1977), The Savage Day,. London: Pan (also London: Collins; Coronet, 1972; 1974).

Charles, Robert (1979), The Scream of a Dove. London: New English Library (also London: Robert Hale, 1977).

Bennett, Ronan (1991), The Second Prison. (also Italian as La seconda prigione, Rome, Gamberetti Editrice, 1994), London: Hamish Hamilton.

Dillon, Martin (1996), The Serpent's Tail. London: Fourth Estate (also London: Richard Cohen Books, 1995).

MacAnthony, Joseph (1991), The Setanta Operation. London: Grafton Books.

White, Stuart (1990), The Shamrock Boy. London: Bodley Head.

Donnelly, Joe (1992), The Shee. London: Century.

McNamara, Michael (1979), The Sovereign Solution. London: W.H. Allen (New York; London: Crown; Star, 1979; 1980).

Countryman, Albert J. (1986), The Streets of Derry. Palmyra New Jersey: Countryman Publishing.

Martin, Ian Kennedy (1975), The Sweeny. London: Futura.

Martin, David (1975), The Task. London: Secker and Warburg.

Holloway, Rupert (1982), The Terrorist Conspiracy. Lewis Sussex: The Book Guild.

Newman, G.F. (1989), The Testing Ground. London: Sphere (also London: Michael Joseph, 1987).

Sinclair, Dennis (1976), The Third Force. London: Corgi.

Strong, Terence (1994), The Tick Tock Man. London: Heinemann.

Mann, Paul (1990), The Traitor's Contract. New York: Knightsbridge.

Joyce, Joe (1991), The Trigger Man. London: Mandarin (also London: Heinemann, 1989).

Byrne, Robert (1979), The Tunnel. London: Sphere.

Lingard, Joan (1973), The Twelfth Day of July. (also French: 12 juillet, Castor Flammarion, 1983), Harmondsworth: Puffin (also London: Hamish Hamilton, 1970).

Lane, Andrew (1979), The Ulsterman. London: New English Library.

Lund, James (1976), The Ultimate. London: John Calder.

Higgins, Jack (1997), The Violent Enemy. London: Signet Books.

Langley, Bob (1979), The War of the Running Fox. London: Sphere (also London: Michael Joseph, 1978).

Chipperfield, Joseph E (1986), The Watcher on the Hills. London: Heinemann.

Ryan, Chris. (2002), The Watchman. London: Century (also London, Arrow, 2002).

Gibson, Elizabeth (1994), The Water is Wide. Grand Rapids Michigan: Zonderhaven Publishing.

Herron, Shaun (1975), The Whore Mother. (also Turkish: Fahize ana Istanbul, Altin Kitaplar Yayinevil, 1974), London: Coronet.

Hynes, James (1992), The Wild Colonial Boy. New York: Washington Square Press (also New York: Pocket Books, 1990).

Morrison, Danny (1997), The Wrong Man. (also German: Der falsche Mann, Münster, Unrast Verlag, 1997), Cork: Mercier.

Smith, John Templeton. (2002), Then a Soldier. London: Pocket Books.

Daniel, James (1994), They Told Me You Were Dead. London: Pan.

Herron, Shaun (1974), Through the Dark and Hairy Wood. London: Coronet.

Atwater, James D. (1979), Time Bomb. Harmondsworth: Penguin (also Feltham: Hamlyn, 1979).

Costello, Mary (1992), Titanic Town. London: Methuen.

Anderson, Linda (1984), To Stay Alive. London: Bodley Head.

Wead, R. Douglas (1974), Tonight They'll Kill a Catholic. Carol Stream Ill.: Creation House.

Broxon, Mildred Downey (1981), Too Long a Sacrifice. London: Futura.

Higgins, Jack (1980), Touch the Devil. (also French: Les Griffes du Diable, Paris, A. Michel, 1983; Paris, France loisirs, 1984), London: Collins.

Gilbert, Michael (1987), Trouble. New York: Harper and Row.

May, Naomi (1976), Troubles. London: John Calder.

Milne, John (1982), Tyro. London: Hamish Hamilton.

Laurence, Jyl (1996), Un Coeur en Irlande. Paris: Flammarion.

Carter, Peter (1980), Under Goliath. Harmondsworth: Puffin (also London: Oxford Press, 1977).

Clarke, Shaun (1997), Underworld. London: Hodder and Stoughton.

Brady, John (1990), Unholy Ground. London: Arrow (also London: Constable, 1989).

McCabe, Eugene (1979), Victims: a Tale from Fermanagh. Dublin: Mercier Press.

Sherman, Eileen (1989), Victor's Place. Eddison NJ: Cornerstone Press.

Urch, Marion (1996), Violent Shadows. London: Headline.

Hurd, Douglas (1975), Vote to Kill. London: Collins.

Holland, Jack (1993), Walking Corpses. Dublin: Torc.

Burdon, Peter (1990), Warrior's Son. London: New English Library.

Morrison, Danny (1989), West Belfast. Dublin: Mercier.

Rae, Hugh C. (1974), Whip Hand (See Crawford, Robert). London: Sphere (also London: Constable, 1972).

Crawford, Robert (1972), Whip Hand (See Rae, Hugh C.). London: Constable.

Strong, Terence (1982), Whisper Who Dares. London: Coronet.

Hutson, Shaun (1994), White Ghost. London: Little Brown and Co..

Redmond, Lucille (1978), Who Breaks up the Old Moons to Make New Stars. Enniskerry Co. Wicklow: Egotist Press.

Cunningham, Peter (1994), Who Trespass Against Us. London: Arrow (also London: Century, 1993).

Burns, Richard (1989), Why Diamond Had to Die. London: Bloomsbury.

Breasted, Mary (1993), Why Should You Doubt Me Now?. London: Abacus.

Cregan, Conor (1994), With Extreme Prejudice. London: Hodder and Stoughton (also London: Coronet, 1994).

Carrick, James (1971), With O'Leary in the Grave. London: Heinemann.

McCarthy, Thomas (1991), Without Power. Dublin: Poolbeg.

Breslin, Jimmy (1974), World Without End, Amen. London: Hutchinson.

Feeney, John (1974), Worm Friday. Dun Laoghaire: Anna Livia.

Gallie, Menna (1970), You're Welcome to Ulster!. London: Victor Gollancz (also New York: Harper and Row, 1970).

Barton, Harry (1974), Yours Again, Mr Mooney. Belfast: Blackstaff.

Barton, Harry (1973), Yours Till Ireland Explodes, Mr Mooney. Belfast: Blackstaff.

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