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A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2024
The Sunday Times Bestseller and Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024
A Sunday Times History Book of the Year
A Spectator Book of the Year
The Irish Times No.1 Bestseller
‘As taut as a fictional thriller’ Mail on Sunday
‘Gripping, detailed and richly layered’ Guardian
KILLING THATCHER is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret Thatcher and to wiping out the British Cabinet – an extraordinary assassination attempt linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles and the most daring conspiracy against the Crown since the Gunpowder Plot.
In this fascinating and compelling book, veteran journalist Rory Carroll retraces the road to the infamous Brighton bombing in 1984 – an incident that shaped the political landscape in the UK for decades to come. He begins with the infamous execution of Lord Mountbatten in 1979 – for which the IRA took full responsibility – before tracing the rise of Margaret Thatcher, her response to the ‘Troubles’ in Ireland and the chain of events that culminated in the hunger strikes of 1981 and the death of 10 republican prisoners, including Bobby Sands. From that moment on Thatcher became an enemy of the IRA – and the organisation swore revenge.
Opening with a brilliantly-paced prologue that introduces bomber Patrick Magee in the build up to the incident, Carroll sets out to deftly explore the intrigue before and after the assassination attempt – with the story spanning three continents, from pubs and palaces, safe houses and interrogation rooms, hotels and barracks. On one side, an elite IRA team aided by a renegade priest, US-raised funds and Libya’s Qaddafi and on the other, intelligence officers, police detectives, informers and bomb disposal officers. An exciting narrative that blends true crime with political history, this is the first major book to investigate the Brighton attack.
Rory Carroll’s book ‘Killing Thatcher’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2024-04-01.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Mudlark (28 Mar. 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008476691
ISBN-13 : 978-0008476694
Dimensions : 12.9 x 3 x 19.8 cm
Customers say
Customers find the book readable and gripping from start to finish. They appreciate the well-researched, insightful content into the IRA’s operations in Ireland and the UK. The narrative is described as compelling and well-told, with an interesting account of events from both sides. Readers praise the writing quality as well-written and thought-provoking.
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