Part 1 of The Dead Trilogy
An illegal immigrant escaping the troubles in Belfast, young Michael Forsythe is strong and clever and fearless-just the man to be tapped by crime boss Darkey White to lead a gang of Irish thugs against the rising Dominican powers in Harlem and the Bronx. The time is pre-Giuliani New York, when crack rules the city and hundreds are murdered every month. Michael and his lads tumble through the streets, shaking down victims, drinking hard, and fighting block by bloody block.
Soon Darkey anoints Michael his rising star. But when Michael seduces his boss's girl, the saucy, fickle Bridget, things quickly go south-south to Mexico, that is. Double-crossed and left to die in a Mexican prison, Michael plots his return to New York, there to wreak terrible vengeance on his betrayers.
A natural storyteller with a gift for dialogue, McKinty delivers an explosive adventure in the underworld of organised crime, complete with Irish lilt.
'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'
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All the hard-boiled charm of Chandler and the down and dirty authenticity of closing time in Dublin. * Guardian * If you're a writer, embarking on a new piece, beware of reading anything by Adrian McKinty. He is a cross between Mickey Spillane and Damon Runyon - the toughest, the best. * Frank McCourt * Evocative dialogue, an acute sense of place and a sardonic sense of humour make McKinty one to watch. * Guardian * 'Adrian McKinty is one of the great storytellers writing crime fiction today.' -- Don Winslow 'When it comes to Northern Irish crime fiction, Adrian McKinty forged the path the rest of us follow.' * Stuart Neville *
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Höhe: 195 mm
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Dicke: 20 mm
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978-1-84668-699-3 (9781846686993)
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Adrian McKinty was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, and grew up at the height of the Troubles. He studied law, politics and philosophy at university. In the early 1990s he moved to New York City where he worked in bars, bookstores and building sites. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia.
The first Sean Duffy novel The Cold Cold Ground won the 2013 Spinetingler Award, its sequel I Hear The Sirens In The Street was shortlisted for the 2013 Ned Kelly Award, and Sean Duffy Thriller #3, In the Morning I'll be Gone, won the 2014 Ned Kelly Award and was picked as one of the top 10 crime novels of 2014 by the American Library Association.
