In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife.

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Hello, I'm Harriet Gilbert.

Thank you for downloading a good read, the podcasts,

where two guests and I recommend books we love and describe why we love them.

We don't always see eye to eye, but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

Today, Arnold Bennett, a name many people have forgotten, but not so one of my guests.

For a programme that travels from Bennett Staffordshire via Dylan Thomas's Wales to Pakistan,

I'm joined by journalist, broadcaster and documentary maker Samira Ahmed,

presenter of Newswatch for BBC One and front row on this radio station.

And with Samira, comedian Ellis James, a stand-up familiar on TV from panel shows such as Mock the Week and 8 out of 10 Cats and for starring in the BBC 3 sitcoms, Crims and Josh.

Samira, to you first, what is your choice of a good read?

Well, my pick is The Cards by Arnold Bennett.

A novelist who, as you say, has sort of been forgotten,

but was in his time, you know, the J.K. rolling of his day,

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