New York: Morrow (Beech Tree Books), (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Irish author's very highly praised second book, first novel, a simple but moving view of the strife in Belfast over a period of almost 60 years as shown through the eyes of an ordinary woman trying to raise her four sons and keep her family safe. ISBN: 0-688-075622.

New York: Norton, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A coming of age story set in Belfast in northern Ireland in the 1960's. 355 pp. ISBN: 0-393-050521.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which is part political thriller, part murder mystery, and part psychological drama. As Detective Chief Inspector Cross searches for a killer stalking the streets of Belfast, he uncovers the insidious, cynical political realities hidden just below the surface of the conflict going on in the city. Cross - English and Catholic - has come to head the murder squad in Belfast because his wife wants to be near her parents. He finds that some of the crimes he's investigating are linked to more than just the sectarian violence of the day - and to a truly devilish killer called Candlestick. Glossary. 437 pp. ISBN: 0-679451269.