''Red or Dead'' is a novel by British author

David Peace David Peace (born 1967) is an English writer. Best known for his UK-set novels Red Riding Quartet (1999–2002), ''GB84'' (2004), ''The Damned Utd'' (2006), and ''Red or Dead'' (2013), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelis ...

. It details Bill Shankly's period as

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...

football club from his appointment in 1959 to his unexpected resignation in 1974. The novel was shortlisted for the inaugural

Goldsmiths Prize The Goldsmiths Prize is a British literary award, founded in 2013 by Goldsmiths, University of London, in association with the ''New Statesman.'' It is awarded annually to a piece of fiction that "breaks the mould or extends the possibilities of ...

(2013).

References

2013 British novels Novels by David Peace Biographical novels Liverpool F.C. Novels about association football Novels set in Liverpool Faber and Faber books {{2010s-bio-novel-stub