Northern Heist

”As authentic as a jar of Guinness and as real as an exit wound. A fast-paced, uppercut of a novel.” — Reed Farrel Coleman, New York Times bestselling author of Where It Hurts

“Full of double and triple-crosses … Northern Heist’s deeds and details seem as real as a smashed kneecap, while its stopwatch tension, heightened by present-tense voice, is reminiscent of such classic caper films as ‘Rififi’ and ‘The Asphalt Jungle.”—Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal

”O’Rawe channels both Elmore Leonard and Guy Ritchie in this heist thriller full of sharp twists and gritty dialogue, emerging with a style all his own. His reimagining of the real-life bank heist feels so authentic readers will hope he has a strong alibi. Ken Bruen fans won’t want to miss this one.” —PW starred review

“A rollicking, colourful account.” — The Guardian

“Gripping … A hugely impressive and skillfully crafted debut novel … Its dialogue is sharp and venomous … O’Rawe’s confidence as a storyteller takes off as the heist begins, dropping you in all kinds of damned places.” — The Irish times

“A real page-turner with a polish unusual in a debut.” — The Belfast Telegraph

“A cunningly plotted thriller.” — The Independent (Ireland)

Richard O’Rawe is a former IRA operative who was imprisoned in the Long Kesh penitentiary during the 1981 hunger strike. He served as the IRA’s press officer for the prisoners and later wrote the bestselling book Blanketmen: An Untold Story of the H-Block Hunger Strike about his experiences. He has also authored several other books inspired by his time in the IRA. Northern Heist is his first novel and the first in the “Ructions O’Hare” series, followed by Goering’s Gold.

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