The Troubles

A gripping deep-dive into the life and legacy of one of Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorists, Johnny ‘Mad Dog’ Adair, Northern Ireland’s Most Infamous Paramilitary Godfather. Enemies Within is the gripping, no-holds-barred story of loyalty, murder and betrayal.

The true story of the origins and consequences of MI5’s 1980 intelligence-led strategy in Northern Ireland and its impact on policing, law, and the peace process

In 1983 an off-duty prison officer was shot by the IRA in cold blood on a Dublin street. Over 40 years later, no one has been convicted of his murder. In this book, his son outlines why justice must be done. . .

Fifty years on from the Miami Showband Massacre, their bass player, Stephen Travers, faces his trauma to reconnect with his younger self.

In this updated edition, Will Britten provides a unique insight into one of the most successful intelligence units of all time, and the part they played in ultimately bringing Republican terror to the negotiating table.

My Saxophone Saved My Life tells the story of massacre survivor Des Lee, the man who alerted the world to the attack that left three of his bandmates dead and another with serious injuries.

In this gripping true crime account, Eugene Reavey takes readers on a harrowing journey through the darkest chapter of his life during the Northern Ireland Troubles. 

Revelatory insights into the cover-up of systematic abuse of vulnerable boys in care of the state by journalist exclusive access to witnesses, secret documents and whistleblowers. Reveals how MI5 obstructed police investigations into the abuse at Kincora - and the sinister reasons why

The riveting story of the impact of the Troubles in Derry city and county as told by the people involved, based on interviews with veterans from all sides.

‘I was in the Army over thirty years and Derry was the most resentful place I ever served, even the dogs hated us.’

Northern Ireland, 1975. Violence has erupted on the streets of Belfast. After years as a sleepy guerilla army, the IRA is clashing with Loyalist gangs and heavily armed British soldiers.

From the inception of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948, Irish women and men were actively recruited to train and work as nurses in British hospitals. 

Award-winning journalist and bestselling author Martin Dillon shines a light on the impact of the Troubles on the lives of women, amplifying voices long silenced by the din of history.

Lost Gaels is the first comprehensive account of the devastating impact of the Troubles on the GAA, providing a platform for bereaved family and friends to pay homage to their lost loved ones. Hardback edition.

Cage Eleven is his own account - sometimes passionate, often humorous - of life in Long Kesh. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were smuggled out for publication.

Updated edition with a new introduction and cartoons drawn by prisoners at the time.

A shocking exposé of the deadly collusion between the RUC and Loyalist terrorists responsible for the 1994 Loughinisland massacre from bestselling author and Emmy-nominated film producer Trevor Birney.

Ghosts of a Family is a riveting cold-case investigation that invokes the smoke-filled streets of Belfast during the cataclysmic violence of 1920–22, and explores how the ramifications of the McMahon killings are still being felt to this day.

A unique book blending the personal and political. Irish Times literary editor Martin Doyle has written a deeply moving account of the lives lost in the Troubles in the ‘Murder Triangle’ area of Armagh and Tyrone in which he grew up. 

In this hugely entertaining book, James Durney deftly records twenty-three action-packed factual accounts of daring rescues, incredible escape bids and jailbreaks that raised the morale of nationalist Ireland and defied the might of empires and governments.

Powerful, intimate and searching, The Kidnapping is a brilliantly reported account of an iconic episode. 

In this acclaimed and remarkable book – originally published in 1999 – Toby Harnden, winner of the Orwell Prize, brings to bear his skills as a fearless journalist, inspired investigator and gifted historian, threatened with imprisonment for protecting his sources in Northern Ireland but undeterred.