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The linen queen The linen queen Patricia Falvey Abandoned by her father and neglected by her self-centered, unstable mother, Sheila McGee cannot wait to escape the drudgery of her mill village life in Northern Ireland. Her classic Irish beauty hel… OL15975806W
A year in the Province A year in the Province Christopher W. Marsh Jesus Sanchez Ventura is an Andalusian peasant whose wife, Begona, tires of the heat, the lemons and the tranquility of Spain, and who persuades the family to relocate to Belfast. OL16185441W
I Hear the Sirens in the Street I Hear the Sirens in the Street Adrian McKinty,Adrian McKinty,Adrian Mckinty A torso in a suitcase looks like an impossible case. But Sean Duffy isn't easily deterred, especially when his floundering love life leaves him in need of distraction. So, with Detective Constables M… OL17090892W
Irish lady Irish lady Jeanette Baker "A successful attorney in a posh London neighborhood, Meghann McCarthy thought she'd escaped the slums of Belfast forever. Until Michael Devlin needs her help. Years before, her love for the Irish ch… OL17651432W
The station sergeant The station sergeant John McAllister When local farmer, Stoop Taylor, is found dead, Station Sergeant John Barlow has the sinking feeling his comfortable life is about to be turned upside down. While local hoods, the Dunlops, are steali… OL17895884W
Ruined abbey Ruined abbey Anne Emery "It's 1989. The Troubles are raging in Ireland, bombs exploding in England. In this prequel to the Collins-Burke series, Father Brennan Burke is home in New York when news of his sister's arrest in L… OL18181676W
The ghosts of Belfast The ghosts of Belfast Stuart Neville 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 consta… OL18644476W
The trust The trust Ronald H. Balson The newest novel from Ronald H. Balson, the international bestselling author of Once We Were Brothers , finds private investigator Liam Taggart returning to his childhood home for an uncle's funeral,… OL19715527W
Bad blood Bad blood Brian McGilloway "A young man is found in a riverside park, his head bashed in with a rock. The only clue to his identity is an admission stamp for the local gay club. DS Lucy Black is called in to investigate. As Lu… OL19717452W
The final silence The final silence Stuart Neville "In Belfast, Northern Ireland, memories of the city's troubled history haunt every street corner, but for one tortured soul, the incredible violence in his past is also his most cherished legacy. Rea… OL19984651W
Offcomer Offcomer Jo Baker "An honest, affecting work of fiction about a young woman's search for her place in the world, Offcomer is the powerful first novel from the acclaimed author of Longbourn. Against the backdrop of The… OL19990196W
Rain dogs Rain dogs Adrian McKinty "It's just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy: riot duty, heartbreak, cases he can solve but never get to court. But what detective gets two locked-room mysteries in one career? When journ… OL20021492W
High dive High dive Jonathan Lee A tale inspired by the 1984 Brighton Hotel bombing assassination attempt on the lives of Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet is told from the perspectives of an IRA bomb maker, a former star athlete-tu… OL20022548W
Inch levels Inch levels Neil Hegarty A haunting debut set in the harsh, beautiful landscape of Ireland's north coast. Patrick Jackson lies on his deathbed in Derry and recalls a family history marked by secrecy and silence, and a striki… OL20833332W
Painful decisions Painful decisions Mary A. Larkin Life in 1920s Belfast is hard for the working class people, but the McGuigans are more fortunate than most. But when eldest son Johnnie shatters the family's peaceful existence with a shocking and un… OL20894309W
Watchman Watchman Ian Rankin Bombs are exploding in the streets of London, but life seems to have planted more subtle booby-traps for Miles Flint. Miles is a spy. His job is to watch, listen and report back to his superiors. Not… OL20941527W
Peace Breaks Out Peace Breaks Out Robin Hardy,Donough O'Brien 1 volume OL21603829W
Undertow Undertow Anthony J. Quinn 309 pages ; 20 cm OL22538244W
The Truth Commissioner The Truth Commissioner David Park "Henry Stanfield, the Truth Commissioner, is estranged from his daughter and struggles with the consequences of his infidelities... Francis Gilroy, veteran Republican and government minister, risks l… OL24304658W
The big snow The big snow David Park Set in Northern Ireland in 1963, this is the story of a time muffled and made claustrophobic by unprecedented snowfalls. A series of characters fall in love, commit indiscretions and one of them, a y… OL2458670W
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