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Adrian McKinty
(b.1968)Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. After studying philosophy at Oxford University he emigrated to New York City where he lived in Harlem for six years working in bars, bookstores, building sites and finally the basement stacks of the Columbia University Medical School Library in Washington Heights. In 2000 he moved to Denver, Colorado where he taught high school English and started writing fiction in earnest. His first full length novel Dead I Well May Be was shortlisted for the 2004 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award and was picked by Booklist as one of the 10 best crime novels of the year. The sequel to that book The Dead Yard was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 12 best novels of 2006 and won the Audie Award for best mystery or thriller. In April 2008 he moved to St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia with his wife and kids.
Genres: Mystery, Young Adult Fantasy, Historical Mystery
New Books
Series
Lighthouse Trilogy
1. The Lighthouse Land (2006)
2. The Lighthouse War (2007)
3. The Lighthouse Keepers (2008)
1. The Lighthouse Land (2006)
2. The Lighthouse War (2007)
3. The Lighthouse Keepers (2008)
Sean Duffy
1. The Cold, Cold Ground (2012)
2. I Hear the Sirens in the Street (2013)
3. In the Morning I'll be Gone (2014)
4. Gun Street Girl (2015)
5. Rain Dogs (2015)
6. Police at the Station And They Don't Look Friendly (2017)
7. The Detective Up Late (2023)
1. The Cold, Cold Ground (2012)
2. I Hear the Sirens in the Street (2013)
3. In the Morning I'll be Gone (2014)
4. Gun Street Girl (2015)
5. Rain Dogs (2015)
6. Police at the Station And They Don't Look Friendly (2017)
7. The Detective Up Late (2023)
Novels
Orange Rhymes With Everything (1997)
Hidden River (2004)
Fifty Grand (2009)
Falling Glass (2011)
Deviant (2011)
The Sun is God (2014)
The Chain (2019)
The Island (2022)
Hidden River (2004)
Fifty Grand (2009)
Falling Glass (2011)
Deviant (2011)
The Sun is God (2014)
The Chain (2019)
The Island (2022)
Series contributed to
Awards
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Adrian McKinty recommends
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Shadow State (2023)
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Bombay Monsoon (2022)
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"[Bombay Monsoon is] a terrific, dense, exciting thriller from James W. Ziskin, with a vibe pitched somewhere between Graham Greene's The Quiet American and Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance. I loved it."
We Lie Here (2022)
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"We Lie Here is another fast and surprisingly funny thriller from Rachel Howzell Hall. I was on the edge of my seat through all the revelations, twists, and turns in a fast-paced third act. Get this book and relax with the knowledge that you are in the hands of a fantastic crime novelist."
An Honest Living (2022)
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