I've just read Colin Bateman's "Belfast Confidential". I thought it was a great book and great that it was set in a location I actually know. Does anyone know of other good novels set in Belfast? Try any books by these authors. Not specifically Belfast but Northern Ireland generally
List of Northern Irish writers
A
Chris Arthur (1955鈥?
Carol Azadeh (1964鈥?
B
Colin Bateman (1962鈥?
Mary Beckett (1926鈥?
Ronan Bennett (1956鈥?
Maureen Boyle (1961鈥?
John Boyd (1912鈥?002)
Paul Boyd
Martin Boylan
Kenneth Branagh (1960鈥?
Colette Bryce (1970鈥?
Eve Bunting (1928鈥?
James Burke (1936鈥?
Anna Burns (1962鈥?
Sam Burnside
C
Lucy Caldwell (1982鈥?
Brian Campbell (1960鈥?005)
Joseph Campbell (1879鈥?944)
Thomas Carnduff (1886鈥?956)
Ciaran Carson (1948鈥?
Daragh Carville (1969鈥?
Joyce Cary (1888鈥?957)
Paul Charles
Mary Costello (1955鈥?
James Cousins (1873鈥?956)
Mairt铆n Crawford (1967鈥?004)
Sam Cree (1928鈥?980)
Joseph Crilly
Martin Crilly (1969鈥?
Eric Cross (1905鈥?980)
D
Gerald Dawe (1952鈥?
Seamus Deane (1940鈥?
Anne Devlin (1951鈥?
Martina Devlin
Richard Doherty
Moyra Donaldson (1956鈥?
Charles Donnelly (1914鈥?937)
Anne Doughty
Lynn Doyle (1873鈥?961)
Malachy Doyle (1954鈥?
Michael Duke
E
Pearse Elliot
St. John Greer Ervine (1883鈥?971)
F
Padraic Fiacc (1924鈥?
Leontia Flynn (1974鈥?
Brian Foster
Brian Friel (1929鈥?
G
Ray Givans
Robin Glendinning
Damian Gorman (1961鈥?
Robert Greacen (1920鈥?
H
Wilson John Haire (1932鈥?
Robert Harbinson (1928鈥?005)
Norma Harrs
Francis Harvey (1925鈥?
Rosalind Haslett
Seamus Heaney (1939鈥?
John Hewitt (1907鈥?987)
Arnold Hill
Bulmer Hobson (1882鈥?969)
John Hughes (1962鈥?
J
Fred Johnston (1951鈥?
Marie Jones (1951鈥?
K
John Kelly
Brian Keenan (1950鈥?
Brian Kennedy (1966鈥?
Michael Kerr (1958鈥?
Benedict Kiely (1919鈥?
Kevin Kiely (1953鈥?
L
Nick Laird (1975鈥?
Maurice Leitch (1933鈥?
Clive Staples Lewis (1898鈥?963)
Antonia Logue (1972鈥?
Michael Longley (1939鈥?
Martin Lynch
Robert Wilson Lynd (1879鈥?949)
M
Bernard MacLaverty (1942鈥?
Louis MacNeice (1907鈥?963)
Deirdre Madden (1960鈥?
Douglas Maddon (1970鈥?
Daniel Magee
Jason Maher (1975鈥?
Derek Mahon (1941鈥?
Brian McAvera
Owen McCafferty (1961鈥?
Eamonn McCann (1943鈥?
Nicola McCartney
Hugh McFadden
Roy McFadden (1921鈥?999)
Medbh McGuckian (1950鈥?
Gerard McKeown (1980)
Bl谩naid McKinney
David McKittrick (1949鈥?
Thomas McLaughlin
Nigel McLoughlin
Gerald McNamara (1865鈥?938)
George McWhirter(1939鈥?
Eoin McNamee (1961鈥?
Martin Meenan
Ruddick Millar (1907鈥?
Sam Millar (1955鈥?
Alice Milligan (1865鈥?953)
Gary Mitchell (1965鈥?
Frances Molloy (1947鈥?991)
Mary Montague (1964鈥?
Martin Mooney (1964鈥?
Brian Moore (1921鈥?999)
Sinead Morrissey (1972鈥?
Bill Morrison (1940鈥?
Conall Morrison
Danny Morrison (1953鈥?
Paul Muldoon (1951鈥?
C.K. Munro
Brenda Murphy
Michael J. Murphy (1913鈥?996)
Paul Murphy (1965鈥?
Paul Murray (1947鈥?
N
Kate Newman (1965鈥?
N.T James
O
Flann O'Brien (1911鈥?966)
Conor O'Callaghan (1968鈥?
Malachi O'Doherty (1951鈥?
S茅amus 脫 N茅ill (1910鈥?986)
Sean O'Reilly (1969鈥?
Frank Ormsby (1947鈥?
P
David Park (1954鈥?
Stewart Parker (1941鈥?988)
Glenn Patterson (1961鈥?
William Peskett (1952鈥?
Q
Hugh Quinn (1884鈥?
R
Zane Radcliffe
Morna Regan
Christina Reid
Forrest Reid (1875鈥?947)
Graham Reid (1945鈥?
Adrian Rice (1958鈥?
Amanda McKittrick Ross (1860鈥?939)
Richard Rowley (1877鈥?947)
George William Russell (1867鈥?935)
S
Jack Scoltock (1942鈥?
Zoe Seaton
Bob Shaw (1931鈥?996)
George Shiels (1886鈥?949)
James Simmons (1933鈥?001)
Damian Smyth (1962鈥?
Geoffrey Squires (1942鈥?
T
Sam Thompson (1916鈥?965)
Edward Toman
Joseph Tomelty (1911鈥?995)
Shaun Traynor (1941鈥?
W
James White (1928鈥?999)
Robert McLiam Wilson (1964鈥?
Y
Ella Young (1865鈥?951) Colin Batemans book " I predict a riot" is also brilliant.....I only started it last night and have laughed so many times already. I would recommend it to you any time. Most of his novels are set in and around belfast( "Divorcing Jack " is also good!!) | 