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A sensational inside story with new information on the activities of Freddie Scappaticci, the double agent ‘Stakeknife’ working for British intelligence while remaining a leader of the IRA’s infamous internal security ‘Nutting Squad’, interrogating and executing other informers. Lays out how the British authorities were aware of their activities, and had the chance to prevent these killings – and ultimately how they effectively had a say in the IRA’s strategy from the mid-80s to the 1994 ceasefire. Authored by former IRA prisoner Richard O’Rawe (author of Blanketmen), and based on interviews with the participants.
The death of Freddie Scappaticci was announced in April 2023 , this book will examine his secret role as informer and double agent in Northern Ireland during the troubles.
