Belfast Confidential is the seventh novel of the Dan Starkey series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, released on 7 November 2005 through Headline Publishing Group.

Stuffed with bored ex-terrorists looking for kicks, and a suddenly booming economy, Belfast makes a great setting for a crime caper.

In a review for The Daily Telegraph, Jake Kerridge stated that "the dialogue is extremely funny and Bateman obviously works hard on his easy-going prose".

[4] The Daily Mirror also reviewed the novel and called the series as a whole "compelling and darkly humorous", stating (given this being the second Bateman release of 2005) "the bard of Belfast is on a roll".

The reviewer did state that they felt that "the plot takes ages to get going", attributing this to "too much introspective loafing and lager drinking by sad Starkey".