{"product_id":"the-ghosts-of-belfast-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781641293198","title":"The Ghosts of Belfast (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book and Winner of \u003ci\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, Neville's debut remains \"a flat-out terror trip\" (James Ellroy) and \"one of the best Irish novels, in any genre\" (John Connolly) is reissued in a deluxe edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNorthern Ireland’s Troubles may be over, but peace has not erased the crimes of the past. Gerry Fegan, a former paramilitary killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the twelve people he slaughtered. Every night, at the point of losing his mind, he drowns their screams in drink. But it’s not enough. In order to appease the ghosts, Fegan is going to have to kill the men who gave him orders. From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders who let it happen, all are called to account. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This masterpiece of both Irish literature and of crime fiction, now a modern classic, is presented here with an introduction by Val McDermid, a discussion guide for book clubs, and a behind-the-book peek at Stuart Neville’s creative process.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE MACAVITY, BARRY, AND ANTHONY AWARDS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“One of the benchmarks of crime fiction this century. A masterpiece.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Dennis Lehane\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not  only one of the finest thriller debuts of the last ten years, but also  one of the best Irish novels, in any genre, of recent times.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJohn Connolly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Neville’s  novel is a coldly lucid assessment of the fragility of the Irish peace .  . . A rare example of legitimate noir fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Perfect for summer—especially if you want to be reminded of what a blessing it is to live in relatively peaceful times.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSlate\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best first novel I’ve read in years . . . It’s a flat-out terror trip.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJames Ellroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart and atmospheric thriller about the many causes served and corrupt pockets lined courtesy of sectarian hatred.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMaureen Corrigan, NPR.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart Neville is Ireland's answer to Henning Mankell.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKen Bruen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart  Neville's tightly wound, emotionally resonant account of an ex-IRA hit  man's struggle to conquer his past, displays an acute understanding of  the true state of Northern Ireland, still under the thumb of decades of  violence and terrorism.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both a fine novel and a gripping thriller: truly this is a magnificent debut.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRuth Dudley Edwards, author of \u003ci\u003eTen Lords-A-Leaping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart Neville goes to the heart of the perversity of paramilitarism.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSean O’Callaghan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Informer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, Stuart Neville’s \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e is both a heart-pounding thriller and a stunning examination of  responsibility and revenge. He is going to be a major new voice in  suspense fiction.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeff Abbott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart Neville will go  far as a writer . . . It’s a wonderful novel, brave and fierce and true  to its place and time. I sincerely hope it sells a million copies.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrimespree \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart  Neville delivers an inspired, gritty view of how violence’s aftermath  lasts for years and the toll it takes on each person involved. \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e also insightfully delves into Irish politics, the uneasy truce in Northern Ireland, redemption, guilt and responsibility.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eOline Cogdill, \u003ci\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stuart  Neville belongs to a younger generation of writers for whom the  region's darkest years are history—but that history endures, as his  first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e, shockingly demonstrates . . .  In scene after gruesome scene, Neville attempts to persuade us that  this time around, with this repentant murderer, the killing is  different.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Neville’s  debut is as unrelenting as Fegan’s ghosts, pulling no punches as it  describes the brutality of Ireland’s 'troubles' and the crime that has  followed, as violent men find new outlets for their skills. Sharp prose  places readers in this pitiless place and holds them there. Harsh and  unrelenting crime fiction, masterfully done.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A  stunning debut . . . This is not only an action-packed, visceral  thriller but also an insightful insider’s glimpse into the complex  political machinations and networks that maintain the uneasy truce in  Northern Ireland.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In  this well-crafted and intriguing series debut, Neville evokes the  terrors of living in Belfast during 'the Troubles' and manages to makes  Fegan, a murderer many times over, a sympathetic character…The buzz  around this novel is well deserved and readers will be anticipating the  next book in the series.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eStarred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Explosive and absorbing . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e is an intense meditation on obligation, necessity, and war. Within  Stuart Neville’s rich vocabulary, complacency is not a word to be  found.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSacramento News and Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis  a tale of revenge and reconciliation shrouded in a bloody original  crime thriller . . . Fierce dialogue and the stark political realities  of a Northern Ireland recovering from the ‘Troubles’ drive this novel.  It's not difficult to read this brilliant book as an allegory for a  brutal past that must be confronted so the present ‘can be clean.’”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In  his stunning debut, Stuart Neville delivers an inspired, gritty view of  how violence's aftermath lasts for years and the toll it takes on each  person involved. \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e also insightfully delves  into Irish politics, the uneasy truce in Northern Ireland, redemption,  guilt and responsibility . . . Neville delivers an emotionally packed  novel that is both empathetic and savage. Neville never makes Gerry's  visions of ghosts seem trite or silly. Like his countryman, John  Connolly, Neville keeps the supernatural aspects believable . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Ghosts of Belfast\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting debut.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you by chance have never read Stuart Neville’s Belfast Trilogy, it’s time to redeem yourself.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrift Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant thriller: unbearably tense, stomach churningly frightening . . . A future classic of its time.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Stuart  Neville's blistering debut thriller is a walk on the wild side of  post-conflict Northern Ireland that brilliantly exposes the suffering  still lurking beneath the surface of reconciliation and the hypocrisies  that sustain the peace.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMetro \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Neville  has the talent to believably blend the tropes of the crime novel and  those of a horror, in the process creating a page-turning thriller akin  to a collaboration between John Connolly and Stephen King.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (Ireland)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gripping, original thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Neville] is . . . uniquely, tragically equipped to be able to think through complex issues of justice and mercy.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Neville\u003c\/b\u003e, the “king of Belfast noir” (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e), is the author of ten novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe House of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Prize\u003c\/i\u003e and been shortlisted for the Edgar,\u003cbr\u003eMacavity, Dilys, Barry, and Anthony Awards as well as the CWA Steel Dagger. He lives near Belfast.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305280917733,"sku":"NP9781641293198","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781641293198.jpg?v=1767739507","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-ghosts-of-belfast-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781641293198","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}