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I‘ve had this book on my wishlist for a while. “Killing Thatcher” is a very exciting, but still impeccable researched political thriller about the very long plot of killing Prime Minister Thatcher, by the IRA. I highly recommend it if you‘ve ever been to Ireland and/or are interested in Irish history.

Readers who enjoyed this might also enjoy:

-- Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe
-- Four Shots In The Night by Henry Hemming
-- Anatomy of a Killing by Ian Cobain
-- Peacerunner by Penn Rhodeen

New favorite Margaret Thatcher quote on the reunification of Germany in 1989 #themanwhoranwashington #peterbaker #susanglasser #margaretthatcher #europeanhistory #unitedkingdom #germany #ussr #reunification

This #nonfiction read was totally engrossing. A.though I knew how historically this would shake out the author still managed with his writing to keep me glued to the pages. You get both sides of the story and I appreciate that. Highly recommend.

#AwesomeApril #ThereWillBeFire #RoryCarroll

The IRA bomb exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984, the last day of the Conservative Party Conference in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five people killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in the lounge of her suite preparing her keynote speech when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another direction,