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



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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 Author

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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