Adrian McKinty. policeman who allegedly gives information both to the I.R.A.and the British is targeted South of the border by a Republican hit squad. Please stay tuned to our page and Adrian's social media for announcements. I was extremely fortunate to receive an advance copy from the author. I have never read another author who is so good at building, defining and maintaining his characters and settings throughout a series without the reader feeling that they’ve heard it all before. I have been an avid reader my entire life, and Sean Duffy is without a doubt the best protagonist character I have ever encountered. Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Adrian McKinty; Adrian McKinty (kun som primærforfatter) Opsplit forfatter. Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, The Chain, and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. About to give up on crime fiction, McKinty decided to have a crack at writing a mainstream thriller set in the US. Intro: Adrian McKinty is an Irish-born crime writer who lives in Melbourne. This novel is yet another five star chapter in Adrian Mckinty's Sean Duffy Detective series. Itâs funny how things turn out. The Cold Cold Ground is Adrian McKinty's 12th novel. Hi! Includes. He read law at the University of Warwick and politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. Adrian McKinty is an Irish novelist. It's my favourite because I love the nuanced character who is Sean Duffy. From the Crime Fiction Lover Website: https://crimefictionlover.com/2020/12/the-most-wanted-crime-novels-of-2021/, Mark Greaney Interviewed for ThrillerTalk, Michael Connelly’s Lincoln Lawyer Coming to Netflix. They were well-received and here on CFL we loved them, but they missed out on the glory they deserved. Buy Rain Dogs: Sean Duffy 5 (Detective Sean Duffy) Main by McKinty, Adrian (ISBN: 9781781254578) from Amazon's Book Store. I'm afraid I cannot be my usual glib, sarcastic self today. But this does not prevent him from smoking the occasional joint. Adrian McKinty's official website, author of the award winning Sean Duffy series including the upcoming Rain Dogs and The Cold Cold Ground & Gun Street Girl Still, thereâs something endearing about this no-nonsense sleuth author Adrian McKinty has created. Adrian McKinty has written six superb novels about a Catholic detective, Sean Duffy, surviving in the predominantly Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary in Belfast. Adrian McKinty is an Edgar Award winning crime novelist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Oxford University on a full scholarship where he studied philosophy. He was born in Northern Ireland in the year 1968 and grew up in Carrickfergus. Noch immer ist die Gewalt tagtäglich präsent. The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty. Iâd given up. When Duffy grudgingly takes on a double murder case, he finds himself on the trail of a conspiracy which could cost him everything. In those very rare sticky situations in which I choose not to use my actual name, my moniker has been Travis McGee. Having begun in the early ’80s, the series swings into the ’90s and while a Unionist gang called the Shankill Butchers is terrorising Belfast with an escalating sequence of brutal murders, Duffy is investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl from a trailer park. It's my favourite due to Duffy's fabulously dry wit and often totally baseless optimism. Well, another fantastic effort from Adrian McKinty to produce the latest in the Sean Duffy series: The Detective Up Late. We’d love your help. I have read all of the Duffy books, some twice, but not for some time, and I must say that within the first page or two it was like sitting in the most comfortable chair enjoying the company of a good friend. Adrian McKinty is the author of eighteen novels, including the acclaimed Detective Sean Duffy novels. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman's suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things--and people--aren't always what they seem. Start by marking “The detective up late (Detective Sean Duffy #7)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Adrian McKinty is the author of thirteen previous novels, including Dead I Well May Be , Fifty Grand , Falling Glass , and, most recently, the Detective Sean Duffy novels The Cold Cold Ground , I Hear the Sirens in the Street , and In the Morning I'll Be Gone . He moved to the United States in the early 1990s, living first in Harlem, New York and from 2001 on, in Denver, Colorado, where he taught high school English and began writing fiction. It's my favourite because I love the nuanced character who is Sean Duffy. In the early 1990s he moved to New York City where he worked in bars, bookstores and building sites. BUT IS WISH I COULD READ IT!!!!! Rain Dogs was the winner of the 2017 Edgar(R) Award and the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original. The ⦠It is like returning to old friends. Adrian McKinty er for indeværende opfattet som navnet på "én bestemt forfatter". Adrian McKinty is composed of 4 names. Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish author of crime and young adult fiction, best known for his series featuring Detective Sean Duffy. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia. In the 1990âs Adrian moved to the United States where he worked at different places before moving to Colorado in the year 2001 where he offered teaching services in a High School. Adrian McKinty is an Irish/British novelist. Want to read the latest and greatest in the mystery and thriller genre? Yet I laughed at something on nearly every page. Adrian McKinty has written six superb novels about a Catholic detective, Sean Duffy, surviving in the predominantly Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary in Belfast. If you want to feel like you’re in the incident room, in the bar, in the car, in the bath or in the sheugh with Sean Duffy, then get this book as soon as you can; you won’t regret it. It's my favourite because I am fascinated by the Northern Ireland setting and the political turmoil of the era. Email This BlogThis! Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland.He attended Oxford University on a full scholarship where he studied philosophy.