{"product_id":"the-shankill-butchers-martin-dillon-9780099738107","title":"The Shankill Butchers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling non-fiction book from the definitive writer on Ireland's tumultuous past. A gruesome investigation into one of Britain's most brutal and horrifying murder cases, perpetuated by the infamous serial killers Murphy's gang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bestselling investigation of one of Northern Ireland's most brutal and infamous murder cases\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading' Washington Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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' Irish Times\n\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\n\u003cbr\u003e'This was the ultimate way to kill a man.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, in some of the most violent days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a group of Protestant paramilitaries embarked on a spree of indiscriminate murder in the Shankill area of Belfast, leaving thirty Catholics dead.  Their leader was Lenny Murphy- a fanatical Unionist whose childhood was marked by sectarian violence, Murphy swore revenge on all Catholics, and with his gang wreaked havoc onto an already fractured city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot for the squeamish, The Shankill Butchers is a horrifying and detailed account of one of the most brutal series of murders in the history of Northern Ireland - a phenomenon whose real nature has been obscured by the troubled and violent context from which it sprang.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martin Dillon","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46840473682163,"sku":"9780099738107","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780099738107.jpg?v=1743015980","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-shankill-butchers-martin-dillon-9780099738107","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}