List of books about the Troubles

The following is a list of books about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Non-fiction

 * Baldy, F. Tom (1997). The Battle for Ulster: A Study of Internal Security. Diane Publishing ISBN 0-7881-4145-7
 * Bell, J. Bowyer (1993). The Irish Troubles: A Generation of Violence 1967–1992. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-08827-2
 * Beresford, David (1989). Ten Men Dead: The Story of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike Atlantic Monthly Press ISBN 978-0-87113-269-7
 * Bourke, Richard (2003). Peace In Ireland: The War of Ideas (Random House)
 * (Published in the United States under the title There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History)
 * Collins, Eamon and Mick McGovern (1999). Killing rage. London: Granta. ISBN 978-1-86207-047-9
 * Curtis, Liz (1984). Ireland: The Propaganda War. The British Media and the Battle for Hearts and Minds. London: Pluto
 * Dillon, Martin (1989). The Shankill Butchers: A Case History of Mass Murder. London: Hutcheson
 * Edwards, Ruth (2000). The Faithful Tribe: An Intimate Portrait of the Loyal Institutions. HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-006-38890-6
 * Grant, Patrick (1999). Breaking Enmities: Religion, Literature and Culture in Northern Ireland, 1967–97. New York: St Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-333-69829-7
 * Grant, Patrick (2001). Literature, Rhetoric, and Violence in Northern Ireland, 1968–1998: Hardened to Death. New York: Palgrave ISBN 0333794125
 * Harnden, Toby (2000). Bandit Country: The IRA and South Armagh. Coronet Books ISBN 978-0-340-71737-0
 * Keefe, Patrick Radden (2018). Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland. William Collins ISBN 978-0-008-15925-2
 * McGartland, Martin (1997). Fifty Dead Men Walking: The True Story of a British Secret Agent inside the IRA. Hastings House ISBN 978-0-803-89407-5
 * McKittrick, David, and David McVea (2012). Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland Viking ISBN 978-0-241-96265-7
 * McKittrick, David (2001). Lost Lives: The Stories of the Men, Women and Children who Died as a Result of the Northern Ireland Troubles. Mainstream Publishing ISBN 978-1-840-18504-1
 * McKittrick, David et al. (1996). The Fight for Peace: The Secret Story Behind the Irish Peace Process ISBN 978-0-434-00308-2
 * Miller, David (1994). Don't Mention the War. Northern Ireland, Propaganda and the Media. London: Pluto
 * Myers, Kevin (2006). Watching the Door: Drinking Up, Getting Down, and Cheating Death in 1970s Belfast. Soft Skull Press ISBN 1-593-76235-6
 * O'Callaghan, Sean (1998). The Informer: The Real Life Story of One Man's War Against Terrorism. Bantam Books ISBN 0-593-04285-9
 * Rolston, Bill (ed.) (1991). The Media and Northern Ireland: Covering the Troubles. Macmillan Academic and Professional Ltd. ISBN 0-333-51575-7
 * Schlesinger, Philip et al. (1983). Televising Terrorism: Political Violence in Popular Culture. London: Comedia
 * Seymour, Gerald (1992). The Journeyman Tailor. HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-06-017998-4
 * Sharrock, David, et al. (1998). Man of War, Man of Peace: The Unauthorised Biography of Gerry Adams. Pan Books ISBN 978-0-330-35396-0
 * Stevenson, Jonathan (1996). "We Wrecked the Place": Contemplating an End to the Northern Irish Troubles. Free Press ISBN 068482745X
 * Taylor, Peter (1998). Provos: The IRA and Sinn Féin. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-3818-9
 * Taylor, Peter (1999). Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-4519-4
 * Taylor, Peter (2000). Brits: The War Against the IRA. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-5806-4
 * Toolis, Kevin (1995). Rebel Hearts: Journeys within the IRA's Soul. Picador ISBN 978-0-330-34243-8
 * O'Callaghan, Sean (1998). The Informer: The Real Life Story of One Man's War Against Terrorism. Bantam Books ISBN 0-593-04285-9
 * Rolston, Bill (ed.) (1991). The Media and Northern Ireland: Covering the Troubles. Macmillan Academic and Professional Ltd. ISBN 0-333-51575-7
 * Schlesinger, Philip et al. (1983). Televising Terrorism: Political Violence in Popular Culture. London: Comedia
 * Seymour, Gerald (1992). The Journeyman Tailor. HarperCollins ISBN 978-0-06-017998-4
 * Sharrock, David, et al. (1998). Man of War, Man of Peace: The Unauthorised Biography of Gerry Adams. Pan Books ISBN 978-0-330-35396-0
 * Stevenson, Jonathan (1996). "We Wrecked the Place": Contemplating an End to the Northern Irish Troubles. Free Press ISBN 068482745X
 * Taylor, Peter (1998). Provos: The IRA and Sinn Féin. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-3818-9
 * Taylor, Peter (1999). Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-4519-4
 * Taylor, Peter (2000). Brits: The War Against the IRA. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-5806-4
 * Toolis, Kevin (1995). Rebel Hearts: Journeys within the IRA's Soul. Picador ISBN 978-0-330-34243-8
 * Taylor, Peter (2000). Brits: The War Against the IRA. Bloomsbury ISBN 978-0-7475-5806-4
 * Toolis, Kevin (1995). Rebel Hearts: Journeys within the IRA's Soul. Picador ISBN 978-0-330-34243-8

Fiction

 * Beirne, Luke Francis. (2023) "Blacklion". Baraka Books.
 * Brandner, Cindy. (2001) Exit Unicorns Series:
 * (2001) Exit Unicorns
 * (2007) Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears
 * (2012) Flights of Angels
 * (2013) Spindrift
 * (2016) In the Country of Shadows
 * (2018) Bare Knuckle
 * MacLaverty, Bernard (1988). Cal. Heinemann ISBN 978-0-435-12336-9
 * McKinty, Adrian. Sean Duffy Series:
 * (2012). The Cold Cold Ground. Serpents Tail ISBN 978-1-616-14716-7
 * (2013). I Hear the Sirens in the Street. Serpents Tail ISBN 978-1-616-14787-7
 * (2014). In the Morning I'll Be Gone. Serpents Tail ISBN 978-1-616-14877-5
 * (2015). Gun Street Girl. Serpents Tail ISBN 978-1-633-88000-9
 * (2016). Rain Dogs. Serpents Tail ISBN 978-1-633-88130-3
 * McNicholl, Damian (2004). A Son Called Gabriel ISBN 1-59315-018-0
 * Patterson, Glenn (1999). The International
 * Seymour, Gerald (1975). Harry's Game. Random House ISBN 978-0-394-49902-4
 * Uris, Leon (1995). Trinity. Doubleday ISBN 978-1-568-65150-7
 * Watts, Lee (2015). A Stone's Throw ISBN 978-1-5172-6492-5
 * Seymour, Gerald (1975). Harry's Game. Random House ISBN 978-0-394-49902-4
 * Uris, Leon (1995). Trinity. Doubleday ISBN 978-1-568-65150-7
 * Watts, Lee (2015). A Stone's Throw ISBN 978-1-5172-6492-5