The Troubles Books

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 70 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.47 — 181,401 ratings — published 2018
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Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,985 ratings — published 2000
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Killing Rage Killing Rage (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,062 ratings — published 1997
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Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.58 — 100 ratings — published 1999
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Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,050 ratings — published 1987
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Milkman Milkman (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.53 — 72,336 ratings — published 2018
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Trespasses Trespasses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.96 — 54,494 ratings — published 2022
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Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,014 ratings — published 2003
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The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1) The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.91 — 16,775 ratings — published 2012
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Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.23 — 745 ratings — published 2010
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Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh Bandit Country: The IRA & South Armagh (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.33 — 881 ratings — published 1999
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There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.26 — 5,047 ratings — published 2023
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The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966-1996 and the Search for Peace The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966-1996 and the Search for Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.98 — 665 ratings — published 1995
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Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.10 — 934 ratings — published 1995
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Bog Child Bog Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.81 — 4,979 ratings — published 2008
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Cal Cal (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.55 — 3,301 ratings — published 1983
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A Secret History of the IRA: Gerry Adams and the Thirty Year War A Secret History of the IRA: Gerry Adams and the Thirty Year War (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,118 ratings — published 2002
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Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.45 — 8,279 ratings — published 2023
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Northern Spy Northern Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.69 — 56,880 ratings — published 2021
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One Man’s Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA One Man’s Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.92 — 608 ratings — published 2019
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I Hear the Sirens in the Street (Detective Sean Duffy, #2) I Hear the Sirens in the Street (Detective Sean Duffy, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.07 — 10,288 ratings — published 2013
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The Shankill Butchers: The Real Story of Cold-Blooded Mass Murder The Shankill Butchers: The Real Story of Cold-Blooded Mass Murder (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,222 ratings — published 1989
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The Colony The Colony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.10 — 13,414 ratings — published 2022
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Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy, #4) Gun Street Girl (Detective Sean Duffy, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,667 ratings — published 2015
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Nothing But an Unfinished Song: Bobby Sands, the Irish Hunger Striker Who Ignited a Generation Nothing But an Unfinished Song: Bobby Sands, the Irish Hunger Striker Who Ignited a Generation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.39 — 271 ratings — published 2005
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In the Name of the Father: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four In the Name of the Father: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,223 ratings — published 1990
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Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,766 ratings — published 2024
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On Bloody Sunday: A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath – By The People Who Were There On Bloody Sunday: A New History Of The Day And Its Aftermath – By The People Who Were There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.56 — 583 ratings — published 2022
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Provos: The IRA And Sinn Fein Provos: The IRA And Sinn Fein (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.19 — 482 ratings — published 1997
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The Blanket Men The Blanket Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.20 — 384 ratings — published 2005
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Those Are Real Bullets: Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972 Those Are Real Bullets: Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.25 — 297 ratings — published 2000
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Anatomy of a Killing: Life and Death on a Divided Island Anatomy of a Killing: Life and Death on a Divided Island (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.20 — 521 ratings — published 2020
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Resurrection Man Resurrection Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.42 — 535 ratings — published 1995
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Country Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,026 ratings — published 2018
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Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland Lethal Allies: British Collusion in Ireland (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.25 — 203 ratings — published 2013
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Foster Foster (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.30 — 186,489 ratings — published 2010
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Factory Girls Factory Girls (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.72 — 5,015 ratings — published 2022
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The Ghosts of Belfast (Jack Lennon Investigations #1) The Ghosts of Belfast (Jack Lennon Investigations #1)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,692 ratings — published 2009
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Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland Stakeknife: Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.81 — 600 ratings — published 2004
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Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.36 — 272 ratings — published 2021
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Reporting the Troubles: Journalists Tell their Stories of the Northern Ireland conflict Reporting the Troubles: Journalists Tell their Stories of the Northern Ireland conflict (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.30 — 247 ratings — published
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Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.04 — 335 ratings — published 2006
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Writings from Prison Writings from Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.30 — 538 ratings — published 1981
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Children of the Troubles: Our Lives in the Crossfire of Northern Ireland Children of the Troubles: Our Lives in the Crossfire of Northern Ireland (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.87 — 61 ratings — published 1997
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Stone Cold Stone Cold (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.92 — 101 ratings — published 1993
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Blood-Dark Track: A Family History Blood-Dark Track: A Family History (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 3.90 — 153 ratings — published 2001
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War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classics) War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classics)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.10 — 345 ratings — published 1974
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Eureka Street Eureka Street (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.17 — 4,925 ratings — published 1996
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Fifty Dead Men Walking: The Heroic True Story of a British Secret Agent Inside the IRA Fifty Dead Men Walking: The Heroic True Story of a British Secret Agent Inside the IRA (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as the-troubles)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,855 ratings — published 1997
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Adrian McKinty
“I stuck on the lunchtime news. More riots. Tedious now. Depressing. You ever read Thucycdides? I'll boil him down for you in one easy moral: intergenerational war is a very bad thing.”
Adrian McKinty

Patrick Radden Keefe
“Who should be held accountable for a shared history of violence? It was a question that was dogging Northern Ireland as a whole.”
Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

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