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.

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

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but I hope you'll find some great reading suggestions here.

Today we've murder in Northumberland, drugs in Hollywood and shaming on social media.

With me to introduce their goodreader, the financial journalist Steph McGovern of BBC Breakfast Fame, who also presents watchdog and shop well for less.

And with her, the comedian Jade Adams, who's appeared in a number of TV shows such as

eight out of ten cats does countdown and later in the year will be seen in the fantasy series

Good Omen's on the BBC. Jade, will you start us off? Your choice of a good read. I chose John

Ronson, so you've been publicly shamed. I'm not a huge reader. I hadn't read a book for

eight years before I was encouraged to read the three here. Jade, that's shameful. When I was growing up,

we weren't encouraged to read by my family. It wasn't a thing. I've got a grandparent who couldn't

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