{"product_id":"the-shankill-butchers-by-martin-dillon-9780099738107","title":"The Shankill Butchers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\u003cem\u003e'Makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading'\u003c\/em\u003e Washington Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\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'\u003c\/em\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This was the ultimate way to kill a man.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, during 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Shankill Butchers\u003c\/em\u003e 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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244685308140,"sku":"9780099738107","price":42.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099738107-the-shankill-butchers-1.jpg?v=1788009931","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shankill-butchers-by-martin-dillon-9780099738107","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}