The ghosts of Belfast

Fegan has been a "hard man," an IRA killer in northern Ireland. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by twelve ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he's going to...

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Main Author: Neville, Stuart, 1972-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Soho, c2009.
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Summary: Fegan has been a "hard man," an IRA killer in northern Ireland. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by twelve ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he's going to have to kill the men who gave him orders.
Item Description: "Published in Great Britain in 2009 by Harvill Secker Random House as The twelve"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: 326 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781569476000
1569476004
Author Notes: Stuart Neville is a Northern Irish author. His books include The Twelve (published in the USA as The Ghosts of Belfast), Collusion, Stolen Souls, Ratlines, and The Final Silence. The French edition of The Ghosts of Belfast, Les Fantômes de Belfast, won Le Prix Mystère de la Critique du Meilleur Roman Étranger and Grand Prix du Roman Noir Étranger.

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