There Will Be Fire

Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

De: Rory Carroll

Narrado por: John Keating

**A Goodreads Choice Awards Nomination for Best History & Biography**

**An NPR Book We Love**

A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed.

A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at 2:54 a.m. on October 12, 1984. It was the last day of the Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in the coastal town of Brighton, England. Rooms were obliterated, dozens of people wounded, five killed. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was in her suite when the explosion occurred; had she been just a few feet in another direction, flying tiles and masonry would have sliced her to ribbons. As it was, she survived—and history changed.
There Will Be Fire is the gripping story of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Thatcher, in the most spectacular attack ever linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles. Journalist Rory Carroll reveals the long road to Brighton, the hide-and-seek between the IRA and British security services, the planting of the bomb itself, and the painstaking search for clues and suspects afterward.
In There Will Be Fire, Carroll draws on his own interviews and original reporting, reveals new information, and weaves together previously unconnected threads. There Will Be Fire is journalistic nonfiction that reads like a thriller, propelled by a countdown to detonation.

Nailed every angle

Extraordinary ability to inhabit the minds of all the players. Really does justice to the complexity of the subject. Great reader!

Captivating story. Excellent narration.

Excellent and thorough account. Well composed. Great choice of narrator. I couldn’t stop listening yet I didn’t want it to end!

Couldn’t stop listening

Very good book. Well written and well read. Listened during an eight hour drive and never got bored.

A must read for anyone interested in Ireland and the troubles.

Expertly researched. Well written and presented. Thorough look into the IRA and its campaigns/methods in England through the eyes of operatives as well as the investigative techniques of the British/loyalist law enforcement.

Great story

Well written and fascinating story about the Brighton bobbing and the IRA men and women, who carried it out.

Awesome book!

Very, very interesting. Enjoyed this very much. Highly recommended. Excellent story on the Brighton Hotel bombing.

Fascinating read!

Well written and the narrator is wonderful. Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and learning more about Ireland during the troubles. Highly recommend!

More of a research project than a deep dive book missing follow ups on anyone still alive that was involved.

In NPR’s Fresh Air, this was book review title was touted, as
“In 1984, Margaret Thatcher was nearly assassinated — a new book asks, what if?”

Where is this “what if” part?
I think the author addresses a sentence or two to that premise in less than one paragraph at most.
Which ti me was a little disappointing. Now, if I missed a large portion of the book devoted to this topic, I apologize, but I don’t see where it is. And I do t see how it deserves to be the lead of a review.

A Story Well Told

Being in the US during this time, I had no idea of the significance lot to kill the Iron Lady. Excellent job!

Inside the IRA

detailed story of the inner workings of the IRA bombers. Touches a little bit on the controversy of the tactic. An example of the role luck plays in history.