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New and beloved voices here at crime scene have included ken bruen, declan hughes, declan burke, brian mcgilloway, bateman, john connolly and now we can add stuart neville to that list. Since then ive been biding my time, waiting for the opportunity to sample neville s first book, the twelve. Maybe if he had one more drink theyd leave him alone. Dillons book doesnt cover the more recent developments like the discoveries of the traitors donaldson and stakeknife and it would be useful to find a book that does address these issues. I read the first two chapters of the twelve late one night at the harrogate crime festival, and was immediately hooked. Firstnovel thriller by stuart neville, won many awards and plaudits. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, stuart neville s the ghosts of belfast is both a heartpounding thriller and a stunning examination of responsibility and revenge. His books include the twelve published in the usa as the ghosts of belfast, collusion, stolen souls, ratlines, and the final silence.
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