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Literature of the 'Troubles' by Bill Rolston
(Chronological listing by date of publication)



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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.

Chronological Listing by Date of Publication

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hogan, Desmond (1984), A Curious Street. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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