{"product_id":"shankill-butchers-a-case-study-of-mass-murder","title":"The Shankill Butchers","description":"\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling investigation of one of Northern Ireland's most brutal and infamous murder cases\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Makes for gripping but altogether terrifying reading' \u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\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' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e________________________________\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This was the ultimate way to kill a man.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Not for the squeamish, \u003ci\u003eThe Shankill Butchers\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Shankill Butchers: A Case Study of Mass Murder","offer_id":46288557179077,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-09-973810-7.jpg?v=1780027790","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/shankill-butchers-a-case-study-of-mass-murder","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}