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Richard O'Rawe

3 Series • 7 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Ructions O'Hare Books
Start with: Northern Heist (2018)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Blanketmen (2005)
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Publication Order of Grace O'Malley Books
Start with: Witch Hunt (2026)

ⓘ About Richard O'Rawe

When this house got demolished in the year 1970 as part of the redevelopment of the area he and the rest of his family move to Ballymurphy. It was here that he got involved in politics. He was interned and later imprisoned in both the Crumlin Road gaol and in Long Kesh. While in Long Kesh prison in the year 1981, he was Provisional IRA press officer, during the 1981 hunger strike by the prisoners which resulted in ten prisoners dying. Richard claims that terms for ending the 1981 hunger strikes, approved by the prisoners’ leadership in the prison got rejected by IRA commanders on the outside.

All Book Series by Richard O'Rawe

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Northern Heist

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2018

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2018
2
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Goering's Gold

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2022

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2022
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Blanketmen

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2005

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2005
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Afterlives

Book 2 of 4 · published 2010

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2010
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In the Name of the Son

Book 3 of 4 · published 2017

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2017
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Stakeknife's Dirty War

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2023

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2023
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Witch Hunt

Single-title series · published 2026

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2026

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Richard O'Rawe?

When this house got demolished in the year 1970 as part of the redevelopment of the area he and the rest of his family move to Ballymurphy. It was here that he got involved in politics. He was interned and later imprisoned in both the Crumlin Road gaol and in Long Kesh.

Which Richard O'Rawe series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Ructions O'Hare series, the earliest of Richard O'Rawe's multi-book series: it opens with Northern Heist (2018) and runs to 2 books across 2018–2022, ending with Goering's Gold (2022).

How many books has Richard O'Rawe written?

Richard O'Rawe has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Ructions O'Hare series with 2 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Richard O'Rawe's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Richard O'Rawe's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Ructions O'Hare (2018–2022, 2 books) and Grace O'Malley (2026, 1 book).

How are Richard O'Rawe's books organised into series?

This guide splits Richard O'Rawe's 7 books into 2 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Ructions O'Hare (2 books, 2018–2022); Grace O'Malley (1 book, 2026).