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.

Hello, it's lovely to be back,

and lovely to be joined today by the comedian Izzy Suti,

who as well as writing and performing four solo musical stand-up shows has created two series for Radio 4 of Izzy Suti's love letters, has published a memoir, the actual one,

and has got a novel called Jane is Trying due out this very July.

With her is the presenter, Vic Hope, on radio best known for Capital Breakfast and, more recently, Radio One's Life Hacks, and on TV, among much else, for I'm a Celebrity, The Daily Drop.

Vicks recently published a second book for children called Shout Out, and she's one of the judges for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction.

Vic, would you start us off? What's your suggestion for a good read?

Oh, I've brought Swingtime by Zadie Smith, which is probably one of my favourite novels.

I love Zadie Smith.

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