Stuart Neville, the “king of Belfast noir” (The Guardian), is the author of nine novels, for which he has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and been shortlisted for the Edgar, Macavity, Dilys, Barry, and Anthony Awards as well as the CWA Steel Dagger. He lives near Belfast.
Praise for The Ghosts of BelfastWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
BOOK PRIZE FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
FINALIST FOR THE MACAVITY, BARRY, AND ANTHONY AWARDS“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.”
—John Connolly
“Neville’s novel is a coldly lucid assessment of the fragility of
the Irish peace . . . A rare example of legitimate noir
fiction.”
—The New York Times Book Review
"Perfect for summer—especially if you want to be reminded of what a
blessing it is to live in relatively peaceful times."
—Slate “The best first novel I’ve read in years . . . It’s a
flat-out terror trip.”
—James Ellroy
“The Ghosts of Belfast is a smart and atmospheric thriller about
the many causes served and corrupt pockets lined courtesy of
sectarian hatred.”
—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org
"Stuart Neville is Ireland's answer to Henning Mankell."
—Ken Bruen
“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.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Both a fine novel and a gripping thriller: truly this is a
magnificent debut.”
—Ruth Dudley Edwards, author of Ten Lords-A-Leaping
“Stuart Neville goes to the heart of the perversity of
paramilitarism.”
—Sean O’Callaghan, author of The Informer
“An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written,
Stuart Neville’s The Ghosts of Belfast 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.”
—Jeff Abbott
“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.”
—Crimespree
"Stuart Neville delivers an inspired, gritty view of how
violence’s aftermath lasts for years and the toll it takes on each
person involved. The Ghosts of Belfast also insightfully
delves into Irish politics, the uneasy truce in Northern Ireland,
redemption, guilt and responsibility.”
—Oline Cogdill, Mystery Scene
“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, The Ghosts of Belfast, shockingly demonstrates . .
. In scene after gruesome scene, Neville attempts to persuade us
that this time around, with this repentant murderer, the killing is
different.”
—The Washington Post
“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.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“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.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
“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.”
—Library Journal, Starred Review
“Explosive and absorbing . . . The Ghosts of Belfast is an intense
meditation on obligation, necessity, and war. Within Stuart
Neville’s rich vocabulary, complacency is not a word to be
found.”
—Sacramento News and Review
“The Ghosts of Belfast is 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.’”
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“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. The Ghosts of Belfast 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 . . . The Ghosts
of Belfast is a haunting debut.”
—South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“If you by chance have never read Stuart Neville’s Belfast Trilogy,
it’s time to redeem yourself.”
—Grift Magazine
“A brilliant thriller: unbearably tense, stomach churningly
frightening . . . A future classic of its time.”
—The Observer
“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.”
—Metro (UK)
“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.”
—Sunday Independent (Ireland)
“A gripping, original thriller."
—The Sunday Times
“[Neville] is . . . uniquely, tragically equipped to be able to
think through complex issues of justice and mercy.”
—Irish Times
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