{"product_id":"the-shankill-butchers-9780415922319","title":"The Shankill Butchers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1970s a group of Protestant paramilitaries embarked on a spree of indiscriminate murder which left thirty Northern Irish Catholics dead. Their leader was Lenny Murphy, a fanatical Unionist whose Catholic-sounding surname led to his persecution as a child for which he took revenge on all Catholics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Not for the squeamish, \u003cem\u003eThe Shankill Butchers\u003c\/em\u003e is a horrifyingly detailed account of one of the most brutal series of murders in British legal history--a phenomenon whose real nature has been obscured by the political and violent context from which it sprang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mr. Dillon recounts in chilling detail the evolution of Murphy's gang and the efforts to catch them. It makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A chilling stomach-turning study of Northern Ireland's infamous Shankill Butchers, a Loyalist gang of murderers who preyed on Belfast's Catholic population.\" -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A chilling book, chilling but fascinating... People on both sides--or some of them--are likely to read Martin Dillon, and to learn from him.\" -- Conor Cruise O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\"Dillon's books are a working lifetime's brave and persistent effort to get information of a kind which, as he frankly says, can be perilous to possess, let alone to reveal.\" -- \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dillon is recommended reading for anyone wishing to understand the complexities of British- Irish politics. He stands alone as one of the most creative writers of our time.\" -- \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037060989271,"sku":"9780415922319","price":58.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415922319.jpg?v=1750934208","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shankill-butchers-9780415922319","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}