"The best first novel I've read in years...It's a flat-out terror trip."--James Ellroy

"Not only one of the finest thriller debuts of the last ten years, but also one of the best Irish novels, in any genre, of recent times."--John Connolly

"The Ghosts of Belfast is the book when the world finally sits up and goes WOW, the Irish really have taken over the world of crime writing. Stuart Neville is Ireland's answer to Henning Mankell."--Ken Bruen

"Sure to garner attention and stir lively pub discussions."--Library Journal

"Neville's debut novel is tragic, violent, exciting, plausible, and compelling. . . . The Ghosts of Belfast is dark, powerful, insightful, and hard to put down."--Booklist

"Neville's debut is as unrelenting as Fegan's ghosts, pulling no punches as it describes the brutality of Ireland's 'troubles' and the crime that has followed, as violent men find new outlets...