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But he was also certain that his hard work would produce dividends down the line once his writing star exploded and the financial rewards started pouring in. It came as quite a surprise for McKinty and those who knew him when the author quit writing. This happened in He finally threw in the towel when his family was evicted from their house. Certain that the publishing field had nothing more to offer him, McKinty started driving for Uber and bartending to make ends meet. He was quite sure that his writing days were behind him. It took a conversation over the phone with producer Shane Salerno to change his mind. It secured the author a six-figure book deal and cemented his place in the publishing arena. McKinty has been praised for his use of irony, humor, and classic noir tropes, with some of the best books in his bibliography including:. It is a chain, one in which old parents draw new parents into a kidnapping scheme in an effort to safeguard the life of their child. People are rioting. He is preparing to hand the Reacher series over to his brother and the two are writing this novel together to ease the transition. Will Reacher jump the shark? Or will he beat up the shark and its 6 friends, all while saying nothing? The answer is no. Each month I pick a charity and ask that you support them instead. They need it more than me. October Charity: The Mustard Seed. If you see one missing just send me an e- mail below. Book s. Speaking of authors who write multiple series within the same universe — Michael Connelly will have the new Lincoln Lawyer novel out soon. Luckily I have created an all new Bosch Universe listing. One of the best book series ever. View Results. The Lighthouse Land Amazon. The Cold Cold Ground Amazon. Orange Rhymes With Everything Amazon. Belfast Noir Amazon. Please Note. Every 2 weeks we send out an e-mail with Book Recommendations. We'll base this on various factors for example "If you like Jack Reacher Insert your e-mail below to start getting these recommendations. One thing I love is when an author writes multiple series but they all take place in the same universe. That's why our book series of the month is the River Universe. Michael Richan writes it and there are multiple series that all take place within the one universe. Check out our Michael Richan page where we have a complete reading order for you. Any authors or characters we're missing that we should add? Let us know - we're continually adding new authors and characters daily. Monthly Poll Do you pre- order books? Yes as soon as they are announced Yes but close to release date No I wait until they are published View Results. Back on his home turf, he sets out after the girl, apparently kidnapped by a fringe group of IRA paramilitaries. McKinty writes masterful action scenes, and he whips up a frenzy as the bullets begin to fly. Devotees of Irish literature will also appreciate the many allusions to Joyce's Ulysses. I love Adrian McKinty's books. Excellent story telling from a former law student at Oxford. Publisher Description. Customer Reviews See All. The Chain. The Cold Cold Ground. Rain Dogs. Adrian McKinty - Book Series In Order

The final book in the 'Dead' Trilogy which chronicles the life of Michael Forsythe, one-time Irish mob gangster turned informer, and now permanently on the run fearing vengeance from his one-time lover, now leader of the mob after he killed everyone else in a revenge spree. Forsythe is a charming rogue, a survivor with an uncanny ability to escape attempts on his life, and is no shrinking violet when it comes to dishing out violence himself. This book opens with yet another attempted 'hit' on ou The final book in the 'Dead' Trilogy which chronicles the life of Michael Forsythe, one-time Irish mob gangster turned informer, and now permanently on the run fearing vengeance from his one-time lover, now leader of the mob after he killed everyone else in a revenge spree. This book opens with yet another attempted 'hit' on our hero, as he is tracked down by Bridget, his former lover and now Irish mob boss in New York. She sends a couple of men to bring him in. This time, though, it is different - she says that she wants Michael to help her find her daughter, who has been kidnapped, after which she will wipe the slate clean. Michael, understandably, is suspicious. This is a girl who has tried to have him killed several times already, and the first he has heard of any daughter. He can't resist though, as, despite everything, he is still attracted to her in true noir fashion she is the ultimate femme fatale. So, he returns to Ireland to try and retrieve the kidnapped child. The story is much more action driven than the previous two instalments in the series, with the whole book taking place in around 2 days, with essentially non-stop action as soon as the book opens, right through to the finale. It's good to see Michael back in Ireland, dealing with the paramilitaries and mobsters in Dublin and Belfast. Extremely violent, with some of it quite graphic, but still with enough charm to avoid the story becoming unpleasant. Not quite as strong as the first two books, but does have a reasonably satisfying conclusion, that conforms to the stereotypes of the genre. You don't have to be Einstein to work out the main 'twist' in the story which actually didn't work for me, as there were major timeline problems , but this didn't detract overall. I really enjoy McKinty, and am sad this series has come to an end. I did, however, prefer the Sean Duffy series also sadly finished. As far as I can tell, he hasn't really written anything else, which is a shame. Highly recommended for fans of action and noir, and don't mind it a bit gritty and violent. I shouldn't have - too much murder - but it was delightful. How strange that is. In a few cases I felt like I was reading about a gang that shouldn't shoot straight. Michael is adorable - for a cold-blooded killer. That's what makes this a confusing series. I smiled and laughed throughout this book. And cringed. I figured out most of the story long before the end but that didn't diminish the enjoyment. I know I should be bothered by the line of bodies Michael leaves on several continents but he's such a character it's hard to blame him. This story takes place in just over a day and it's amazing. Favorite line: "I've seen a dozen better looking corpses - and that's just today. What a collaboration! A great way to end the series but, please, bring Michael back. Jul 30, Alona rated it it was amazing Shelves: part-of-a-series , audiobook , mystery. All the stars!! What an amazing finale to an amazing trilogy! Maybe I waited too long to get to the last one in this trilogy but it just didn't do it for me. I liked the first two, but this one bored me. It never clicked and I ended up reading just to finish it. Not completely unfortunate but not great either. Even if not the case, he would have been detained by one or another authority before he had left Dublin. The first book in the series was fantastic but still very entertaining and not too over the top. The second in the series, over the top. The third, too outlandish by far and way over the top. Oh well, at least the trilogy is over. What to read Oct 07, Barbara rated it really liked it Shelves: irish- books , mysteries , northern-ireland , around-the-world , library-book , reads. Love this guy Michael Forsyth. These books would make great action films. Too bad Liam Neeson is too old for the role. Cliffhanger to the end and Michael is a one-man tour de force who gets out of impossible situation after impossible situation. The Belfast setting is a big plus, and at the end you wonder what's next. Want to see if there has been a follow up to this because I have to know View 1 comment. Dec 08, John Machata rated it liked it. I miss Sean Duffy. Perhaps Michael Forsythe is simply too perfect- artificial foot aside. Wanted to love this book. I like that the vast majority of the plot is plausible. Saddened by Mr. Forsythe's preference for killing anyone blocking his way. Found the relationship with the main female character implausible and sentimental. Apr 12, Anne Fenn rated it liked it Shelves: crime- fiction. The one day of the plot involves Michael Forsythe a sidekick to Sean Duffy in that series killing and hammering his way through endless opponents. From my library BorrowBox. Feb 10, Hpnyknits rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Action packed, edge of your seat. How many more lives can Michael have??? The ending was completely crazy and not believable at all. Out of character for the trilogy. And - The idea that Michael and Brigitte would live happily Ever After is a disappointing ending to this blood bath of a book. Jun 27, John rated it it was amazing. Dec 11, Stacy rated it really liked it. Great series with a satisfying for me ending. I am always anticipating a new McKinty book and am so glad I read this older series. Shelves: thinker , laugher , darker , drama , suspense , irish , crime. Michael Forsythe is a bad MoFo. I've said it before. He's a great character you hate to love. He's a bad guy. One of the best bad guys there is. The Bloomsday Dead is currently the final book in the Forsythe trilogy. My god I hope it's not the last. For me, McKinty writes just the way I want to read. To the point, but not leaving out a single spicy detail. A lot of wit, and, you know, Irish. Solid bloody Irish. I enjoyed this book for the same reasons I enjoyed the other 2. Wit, cleverness, killin Michael Forsythe is a bad MoFo. Wit, cleverness, killing, cussing, and an all around interesting story. Yeah there was some of that in all the books. I decided to keep track this time just because. I think the following is accurate. The book is 12 chapters spread over pages. Chapter 1 Michael kills 3. Chapter 2 None die. Chapter 3 Michael mortally wounds a man but we don't know that he dies. Chapter 4 Michael wounds 2 more. Chapter 5 No wounds or deaths. Chapter 6 Michael wounds 2. Chapter 7 Three people are killed by someone other than Michael. Michael wounds one man. Chapter 8. Michael kills 3 and wounds another. Chapter 9. Michael wounds 3. Chapter No wounds or deaths. Michael kills 5. Michael kills 3 and someone else kills one more. One book. Michael kills 12 people and wounds 8 different lads. I told you, bad MoFo. If you've read the others, you have to finish the series. May 26, Sharon rated it it was amazing Shelves: They say that when he was born vultures perched themselves on the houses of his enemies. The dark and damp backdrop of Ireland creates an atmosphere of deep seeded depression and survival abandonment — despite the dire predicaments the protagonist finds himself he never fails to use all of his nine lives. This is the final chapter in this series and this time Michael is contacted by an ex- not quite girlfriend to come back to Ireland and help find her kidnapped daughter. After several mishaps along the way - which Michael thinks MAY be this womans way of getting back at him, but which she denies he This is the final chapter in this series and this time Michael is contacted by an ex- not quite girlfriend to come back to Ireland and help find her kidnapped daughter. After several mishaps along the way - which Michael thinks MAY be this womans way of getting back at him, but which she denies he carries on to search for her daughter. Again when you think things can't get any worse- they do, again and again I am sorry to see the end of this series but I guess it has played its course. Well done again to Mr Doyle for his superb narration. Apr 08, Andrew rated it really liked it. The third and final book in the Michael Forsythe storyline. With Bridget back in the story his emotions get the better of him. I kind of guessed the ending and am a bit indifferent about it, but the twist threw me for a great loop. May 01, Pegeen rated it really liked it. Once in a while a bit over the top in the physical damage Michael emerges still ticking from, but other than that , I loved it. Listened to the Audible version read by Gerald Doyle -- outstanding narration. Feb 20, Seana rated it it was amazing. Though this is the last in the Michael Forsythe trilogy, it's where I started. I was drawn in by the Bloomsday angle, and the book, though it ranges far from Dublin, actually is plotted very closely around Joyce's famous day in the life of strategy. A pleasure, on many levels. The final book in the Michael Forsythe trilogy and just as good as the previous two. Listened to the audio version narrated by Gerard Doyle who really brings Michael to life. Enjoyable For me, probably not as good as the first two books. The situations Michael gets into and out of seemed more improbable and the clues were a bit tenuous. Very readable though. Mar 06, Carolyn Rose rated it it was amazing. Check Running gun battles? Check High body count? Check Couldn't put it down? Oct 24, Judith rated it it was amazing. I am happy that Michael wasn't killed off. I am trying to find more of Mr. May 28, Joe Kraus rated it it was ok Shelves: hardboiled-noir. This one is clearly weaker than the two that come before it in the Michael Forsythe trilogy. Then, when her daughter is kidnapped in Belfast, she determines to ask him to come serve as a private detective on the case. Never mind that — and I am not making this up — Bridget knows where he is because she has just dispatched a team of hitmen to kill him. Forsythe becomes an ever-more efficient killing machine, but, again, McKinty writes well enough to sustain much of the edge. As a further plus, McKinty continues with his skill of bringing local color to his settings. I lived for a time in Dublin, and it was great to walk those streets again in his telling. No, the big problem for me with this one is that McKinty blinks. That felt obvious from very early in the novel, and I was a bit insulted that McKinty never let Forsythe entertain the possibility. So, why, then, does Bridget agree immediately to his marriage proposal and their relocation to South America? Why would she give up her hard-won role as a mob boss? Why would she suddenly forgive Forsythe after trying multiple times over a decade to kill him? The only answer is that McKinty has committed a cardinal sin of the genre: he has come to like his character too much. Momentum would have had Forsythe ride off into a sunset of peripatetic adventures, a tough guy out to pasture. Noir logic would have had him killed. I can see the great betrayal at the end, Bridget thanking him for bringing back Siobhan and then, before he can introduce himself as her biological father and upset their status as the heirs to the once-powerful Darkey White, killing him herself. Letting Forsythe live, though, undermines the entire noir sense of the story. In the end, noir is not cynical. Instead, it casts other viewpoints as cynical. It exposes the idea of something like divine favor as fraudulent. Sep 29, John Marsh rated it it was amazing. Library audible reminder Finale of the Dead trilogy, tough guy Michael Forsythe with one foot missing lost in his escape from the Mexican jail. After wiping out Darky White and crew in revenge for the jail time and for almost escaped Scotchi Michael ends u in theUS protection program for turning on the gang to the FBI and now Rachel has climbed her way up as a big time hood and is seeking revenge for Darky White who had become her husband. After ten years she sent 5 assassins to LA in a failed Library audible reminder Finale of the Dead trilogy, tough guy Michael Forsythe with one foot missing lost in his escape from the Mexican jail. After ten years she sent 5 assassins to LA in a failed attempt and now two years later Michael is in Peru. Now laying low in South America, Michael has been running security for the Miraflores Hilton in Lima, Peru, juggling temperamental tourists, irksome dignitaries, and the occasional lady of the night. Alexander Lawson is a former detective for Northern Ireland's police force. After a disastrous six-month stint in the drug squad, he became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace. Now 24, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high-school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in America. Victoria's wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption. Richard Coulter is a man who has everything. His beautiful new wife is pregnant, his upstart airline is undercutting the competition and moving from strength to strength, his diversification into the casino business in Macau has been successful, and his fabulous Art Deco house on an Irish cliff top has just been featured in Architectural Digest. Richard hires Killian, a formidable ex-enforcer for the IRA, to track her down before Rachel, a recovering drug addict, harms herself or the girls. It's the early s in Belfast. In the course of his investigations Sean discovers a woman who may hold the key to Dermot's whereabouts; she herself wants justice for her daughter who died in mysterious circumstances in a pub locked from the inside. So with detective constables McCrabban and McBride, he goes to work identifying the victim. What was he doing in Northern Ireland in the midst of the Troubles? When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide. Yet there are a few things that bother Duffy just enough to keep the case file open, which is how he finds out that Bigelow was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond. And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his desk: Who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide? He studied politics and philosophy at Oxford before moving to America in the early s. Living first in Harlem, he found employment as a construction worker, barman, and bookstore clerk. In he moved to Denver to become a high school English teacher and it was there that he began writing fiction. Now that peace has come, he is being haunted day and night by 12 ghosts: a mother and infant, a schoolboy, a butcher, an RUC constable, and seven other of his innocent victims. In order to appease them, he's going to have to kill the men who gave him orders. As he's working his way down the list, he encounters a woman who may offer him redemption; she has borne a child to an RUC officer and is an outsider too. By: Stuart Neville. An illegal immigrant is killed in a hit-and-run on a frozen mountain road in the town of Fairview, Colorado. No one is prosecuted for his death and his case is quietly forgotten. Six months later another illegal makes a treacherous run across the border, barely escaping with her life. She finds work as a maid and, secretly, begins to investigate the death of her father. But she isn't a maid, and she's not Mexican. Your phone rings. A stranger has kidnapped your child. To free them you must abduct someone else's child. Your child will be released when your victim's parents kidnap another child. If any of these things don't happen: Your child will be killed. You are now part of the chain. Jack Lennon is a Detective Inspector trying to track down his former lover, Marie McKenna, and their daughter -- but his superiors tell him to back off. Bull O'Kane is a bitter old man who will stop at nothing for vengeance. The Traveller is an assassin without pity or remorse, who stalks Belfast, tying up loose ends. Forced into the center of it all is former IRA paramilitary Gerry Fegan, who must confront his past -- and The Traveller -- for the fight of his life. Colonial New Guinea, A small group of mostly German nudists lives an extreme back-to- nature existence on the remote island of Kabakon. Eating only coconuts and bananas, they purport to worship the sun. One of their members, Max Lutzow, has recently died, allegedly from malaria. Detective Sergeant Chris Waters got the call at This is it, said DCI Reeve, you'll be first there, it's all yours, you're the crime scene manager. Suddenly, after months of waiting and wondering, Waters finds himself in at the deep end, and alone at the scene of a puzzling murder. As the investigation proceeds, the detectives at Kings Lake Central find themselves visiting familiar places and talking to some familiar faces, while old enmities reappear in the incident room. Before this is over, Chris Waters will need to make a career-changing decision. By: Peter Grainger. The new Kings Lake Central murder squad is about to spend its first morning on team-building exercises and reviewing cold cases when the call comes in that the body of one of the city's rough sleepers has been found in a shop doorway. It happens, someone says, he isn't the first to die on the streets and he won't be the last, but the story the new team begins to uncover is far from routine. Criminologist Martin Knight lives a gilded life and is a thorn in the side of the police. But then his wife, Liz, goes missing. There is no good explanation and no sign of Martin Is it just a missing person or something worse? And what relevance do the events around the shocking Girl F case, so taken up by Knight, have to do with the present? The truth is darker than you could ever have imagined. By: Nick Louth. Galya Petrova travels to Ireland on a promise that she will work for a nice Russian family, teaching their children English. Instead, she is dragged into the world of modern slavery, sold to a Belfast brothel, and held there against her will. She escapes at a terrible cost - the slaying of one of her captors - and takes refuge with a man who offers his help. But her savior is not what he seems But young Michael is strong and fearless and clever, just the fellow to be tapped by Darkey, a crime boss, to join a gang of Irish thugs struggling against the rising Dominican powers in Harlem and the Bronx. The time is pre-Giuliani New York, when crack rules the city, squatters live furtively in ruined buildings, and hundreds are murdered each month. Michael and his lads tumble through the streets, shaking down victims, drinking hard, and fighting for turf, block by bloody block. Dodgy and observant, not to mention handy with a pistol, Michael is soon anointed by Darkey as his rising star. Meanwhile Michael has very inadvisably seduced Darkey's girl, Bridget, saucy, fickle, and irresistible. Michael worries that he's being followed, that his affair with Bridget will be revealed. He's right to be anxious; when Darkey discovers the affair, he plans a very hard fall for young Michael, a gambit devilish in its guile, murderous in its intent. But Darkey fails to account for Michael's toughness and ingenuity or the possibility that he might wreak terrible vengeance upon those who would betray him. A natural storyteller with a gift for dialogue, McKinty introduces to readers a stunning new noir voice, dark and stylish, mythic and violent, complete with an Irish lilt. My God what a good book. Five stars isn't enough. McKinty is truly gifted as a writer - great dialog, the characters are fully developed and the plot twists seem fully believable once enough is revealed so that you see what's going on. There're a couple of scenes involving an imaginary world on a ceiling I know this sounds weird but it isn't that are handled so skillfully that I had to back up and listen to them again. Two forewarnings: this isn't really a mystery story. Crime story doesn't actually seem descriptive either. I don't know how to categorize it but it is amazing. Secondly - once past the first three hours or so of the book, you won't want to go to work or do anything that will interfere with finishing the book. Up until then you're still picking up background information, trust me, it zooms along soon enough. The guy doing the reading is really good as well, you can easily imagine that it's a story being told to you directly over a few pints over a long night in the pub. I was expecting a serious gorefest and a middle of the road "The Godfather" wannabe book based on some of the other reviews. This is simply not accurate. Yes, the book contained violence. But, no more so than many X-Files episodes that I've seen and certainly less than your average Sopranos episode. It's an adult book about the gritty Irish mob underworld, so be prepared. Of course there is violence, swearing, and, gasp, even some S-E-X! That aside, it was an excellent listen. Suspenseful without keeping me up all night, colourful without being self-absorbed, and violent, but not outside the PM newscasts. The narration was excellent with non-annoying accents, character differentiations, and breat timing and style. The action moves fairly quickly in some areas and then is slow and thoughtful where it needs to be. I whole heartedly recommend this for someone looking for a good all around listen. Whom do I praise first, the author or the reader? This is a first rate collaboration. Adrian McKinty provided a wonderful, literary tale of betrayal and revenge, more betrayal, more revenge and more again. Gerard Doyle took that tale, personalized the character of worldly-wise, year-old Michael, and related the story as if it were his own. Thanks to his spot-on delivery, we feel Michael's joy and despair and everything in between. It's not edge-of-your seat suspense and there's not a lot of mystery. The description implies more action than there really is, but it's a doggone good story read extremely well. I hope there's more coming down the pike from these two. I listened to this book nearly two years ago and I still think about the story and how it made me feel. I decided to listen and enjoy it all over again - that is when I realized I had not written a review. A book you remember for two years is worthy of a review. I really liked the twists and turns. I read this while painting a room in my house and remember gasping and painting and gasping and painting. This book sure made painting a room enjoyable. There is a lot of profanity but it really frames the character's personalities. I am getting the other two books! It may be my favorite. It cannot be read in print because the Irish accent is so appealing, and the storyline is top flight. Irish character's impressions of NYC. How does this one compare? Excellent Irish accent for me, I am no expert though. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? Irish noir storms NYC underworld. Any additional comments? It is the first book of a trilogy, and is the best one, although completing trilogy highly recommended. Caution on violence, it is not gratuitous but pretty harrowing. Michael Forsythe is rendered superbly by narrator Gerald Doyle as he navigates his way through a fling with the crime bosses girlfriend and the horrible repercussions to follow that ensnare him and his associates. The "Irish" accent and expressions transport the reader into a fascinating underworld where the peelers police are absent through much of the mayhem. The main character makes several wry intelligent observations that belie his youth and upbringing adding some panache to the storytelling. This first book has convinced me to continue following Michael's story in "The Dead Yard". Hooked, I well may be. Adrian McKinty Books In Publication & Chronological Order - Book Series

Dead Yard is a sequel to Dead I well may be. It was published in the year This book is one of the books that many people who read Adrian McKinty probably waited for the most. This is because it had a series of events that market the continuation of the first book. Like the first book, this book is filled with violence, sexual betrayal and a lot of greed. In this book, the protagonist is faced with a situation where he faces execution. The mystery in this book is never ending. Adrian McKinty once again met and surpassed a lot of expectations with this book. Adrian McKinty is a writer that is fond of writing his books in series format. One of the book series he has written is known as the Lighthouse Trilogy. This is a series that has three books in it. The books are fictional young adult books that are set in a fictional planet known as Altair, in New York and Ireland. The Lighthouse Land is the first book in this series. They hope this will be a new beginning for them since Jamie has suffered cancer and lost his arm where they had been previously residing. This is however not the case since there are many surprises that await Jamie. Throughout the series, it is interesting to see how the protagonist goes about all the challenges he faces. He is an intelligent police officer who has very dangerous enemies and quite influential friends. The Cold Cold Ground is the first book in this series. In this book Sean Duffy is trying to track down a very dangerous serial killer whose target is the gay men in the region. Like his other books, this book is very interesting and has a lot of mystery. The book series can be enjoyed by those who love action, thriller and mystery novels. This is a book among the Sean Duffy series. In this book Sean Duffy tracks down a bomer amidst the secretarial violence tacking place in the area. The story is interesting as it unfolds. The cop faces different challenges in this book like in the other books in the series. This is a thriller kind of story that was released in the year Adrian McKinty is an author who has achieved great success over the years. He is an author that has managed to keep his audience entertained with every book he releases. His creative imagination and unquestionable talent is seen through each line he writes in his book. Bridget Callaghan, a former lover and the one- time fianc e of Irish-American mobster Darkey White whom Forsythe killed , has finally tracked Forsythe down and offers a modest proposal: come to Belfast and find her year-old daughter, Siobhan, who's gone missing, or take a bullet. Our man arrives in Dublin on June 16, when the city is overrun with Joyceans celebrating Bloomsday. Dodging various assassins, Forsythe makes his way up to Belfast. Back on his home turf, he sets out after the girl, apparently kidnapped by a fringe group of IRA paramilitaries. McKinty writes masterful action scenes, and he whips up a frenzy as the bullets begin to fly. Devotees of Irish literature will also appreciate the many allusions to Joyce's Ulysses. I love Adrian McKinty's books. Excellent story telling from a former law student at Oxford. Publisher Description. Customer Reviews See All. Two forewarnings: this isn't really a mystery story. Crime story doesn't actually seem descriptive either. I don't know how to categorize it but it is amazing. Secondly - once past the first three hours or so of the book, you won't want to go to work or do anything that will interfere with finishing the book. Up until then you're still picking up background information, trust me, it zooms along soon enough. The guy doing the reading is really good as well, you can easily imagine that it's a story being told to you directly over a few pints over a long night in the pub. I was expecting a serious gorefest and a middle of the road "The Godfather" wannabe book based on some of the other reviews. This is simply not accurate. Yes, the book contained violence. But, no more so than many X-Files episodes that I've seen and certainly less than your average Sopranos episode. It's an adult book about the gritty Irish mob underworld, so be prepared. Of course there is violence, swearing, and, gasp, even some S-E-X! That aside, it was an excellent listen. Suspenseful without keeping me up all night, colourful without being self-absorbed, and violent, but not outside the PM newscasts. The narration was excellent with non-annoying accents, character differentiations, and breat timing and style. The action moves fairly quickly in some areas and then is slow and thoughtful where it needs to be. I whole heartedly recommend this for someone looking for a good all around listen. Whom do I praise first, the author or the reader? This is a first rate collaboration. Adrian McKinty provided a wonderful, literary tale of betrayal and revenge, more betrayal, more revenge and more again. Gerard Doyle took that tale, personalized the character of worldly-wise, year-old Michael, and related the story as if it were his own. Thanks to his spot-on delivery, we feel Michael's joy and despair and everything in between. It's not edge-of-your seat suspense and there's not a lot of mystery. The description implies more action than there really is, but it's a doggone good story read extremely well. I hope there's more coming down the pike from these two. I listened to this book nearly two years ago and I still think about the story and how it made me feel. I decided to listen and enjoy it all over again - that is when I realized I had not written a review. A book you remember for two years is worthy of a review. I really liked the twists and turns. I read this while painting a room in my house and remember gasping and painting and gasping and painting. This book sure made painting a room enjoyable. There is a lot of profanity but it really frames the character's personalities. I am getting the other two books! It may be my favorite. It cannot be read in print because the Irish accent is so appealing, and the storyline is top flight. Irish character's impressions of NYC. How does this one compare? Excellent Irish accent for me, I am no expert though. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? Irish noir storms NYC underworld. Any additional comments? It is the first book of a trilogy, and is the best one, although completing trilogy highly recommended. Caution on violence, it is not gratuitous but pretty harrowing. Michael Forsythe is rendered superbly by narrator Gerald Doyle as he navigates his way through a fling with the crime bosses girlfriend and the horrible repercussions to follow that ensnare him and his associates. The "Irish" accent and expressions transport the reader into a fascinating underworld where the peelers police are absent through much of the mayhem. The main character makes several wry intelligent observations that belie his youth and upbringing adding some panache to the storytelling. This first book has convinced me to continue following Michael's story in "The Dead Yard". Hooked, I well may be. I selected this book because it was chosen by Audible readers as one of the most addictive series offered. So I expected a riveting read, and a character I'd want to know more about if I was to become addicted. I certainly got both with this one. The protagonist is a study in the unexpected, a brutal Irish thug with an education and a penchant for brooding sweet description that contrasts so utterly with his actions that this reader was taken aback. The protagonist is ruthless, remorseless, cruel, vengeful This is not a book where horrifying descriptions of savagery send the reader reeling-- so when I write "savage" and "brutal" I want to make that clear, this is not the kind of writer who aims for squeamishness and shock in terms of blood and gore flowing. This is an intelligent, brooding read, the narrator is exceptional and yes-- it passed the test of addictive read with this reader- I downloaded the next book as soon as I finished this one. He's partly a likeable young man, but also partly an amoral young idiot - and without much inner conflict and consideration to try and help him find his way. It's a dark and rather unpleasant story, but the second installment The Dead Yard has been recommended to me as far better than the first, so I'm continuing through the series. The narration, as it has been in McKinty's other books read by Gerard Doyle, is terrific. This is the first book in the trilogy of Michael Forsythe. It does not disappoint. The humor comes in surprising places, but it flows very well with who Michael Forsythe is. He is a complete character who will never bore you. I eagerly listend to all three books and was very happy the same narrator performed them all. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good thriller, a good story. Adrian McKinty is underrated. What a great concept: take a basically nice guy and detail the slow transformation into a nice gangster. This is a wonderful book that will make you cringe at the violence, laugh out loud at the first person observations and stay riveted to a driving plot. Superbly read. A classic The whole trilogy is definately worth a read, the narrator is excellent and the content and the pace of the book I found gripping. It is not a book for the faint hearted and there is lots of detailed violence throughout. I thought McKinty would never match the Duffy series but he does with this one. Its a different protagonist but a great yarn, well told, brilliantly read. Interesting geography which I always like - a time period of the 80's 90' which appeals to me as much as to the author it seems. He writes in both standard crime narrative very well with a dollop of original characterisation especially naughty ones and with a great helping of Irish poetry. A brilliant combo for my taste. I cannot overrecommend this one and the whole Duffy set. Brilliant from start to finish you just didn't know what was going to happen next very serious and funny at the same time typical Adrian mckinty just love this mans book's. Don't waste your money. I tried and failed not to fall asleep at the endless prattling scene setting.

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McKinty is quickly becoming my favorite crime writer. He screamed and tumbled off the bed. The kneecap is a nasty place to take a bullet because of the conjunction of bone, muscle and nerve endings. Especially at close range with a. I knelt beside him. One time many years ago, I shot a man in the kneecaps, the ankles and the elbows. Christ, you should have seen the state of him. To begin with. If you have a delicate constitution and are squeamish about violence, than this book is not for you! Michael is a one-man army mowing down everything that stands in his way to reconnect with his great love, who tragically has also become his greatest enemy. Forsythe seems to have more lives than John McClane, surviving being beaten, stabbed, shot, tortured. Did I mention he has a prosthetic foot? You do not know whether to wince or laugh at his suffering. The action reaches its absurdist highlight when some goons are trying to take out our protagonist with a grenade launcher. An utter delight and unmissable for any fan of great hardboiled fiction View 2 comments. My favorite installment in the series. I complained about the second book let me note, we are talking about the complaints at a very high level , that it was probably a wee overacted, in the first place in the final phase. Well, The Bloomsday Dead is by no means less bloody and yet I had so much fun with it. I laughed loud a lot! Highly recommended! This book is not a stand-alone! Aug 12, John of Canada rated it it was amazing Shelves: erin-go-bragh , favourite-author , revenge , thriller , noir. Not as funny as some of McKinty's other Forsythe books but one of the most thrilling finishes ever. I loved the ending. This was a fine ending to the 'Dead' series,but we are not entirely finished with Mr. See Falling Glass. Three thumbs up for Adrian McKinty! The final book in the 'Dead' Trilogy which chronicles the life of Michael Forsythe, one-time Irish mob gangster turned informer, and now permanently on the run fearing vengeance from his one-time lover, now leader of the mob after he killed everyone else in a revenge spree. Forsythe is a charming rogue, a survivor with an uncanny ability to escape attempts on his life, and is no shrinking violet when it comes to dishing out violence himself. This book opens with yet another attempted 'hit' on ou The final book in the 'Dead' Trilogy which chronicles the life of Michael Forsythe, one-time Irish mob gangster turned informer, and now permanently on the run fearing vengeance from his one-time lover, now leader of the mob after he killed everyone else in a revenge spree. This book opens with yet another attempted 'hit' on our hero, as he is tracked down by Bridget, his former lover and now Irish mob boss in New York. She sends a couple of men to bring him in. This time, though, it is different - she says that she wants Michael to help her find her daughter, who has been kidnapped, after which she will wipe the slate clean. Michael, understandably, is suspicious. This is a girl who has tried to have him killed several times already, and the first he has heard of any daughter. He can't resist though, as, despite everything, he is still attracted to her in true noir fashion she is the ultimate femme fatale. So, he returns to Ireland to try and retrieve the kidnapped child. The story is much more action driven than the previous two instalments in the series, with the whole book taking place in around 2 days, with essentially non-stop action as soon as the book opens, right through to the finale. It's good to see Michael back in Ireland, dealing with the paramilitaries and mobsters in Dublin and Belfast. Extremely violent, with some of it quite graphic, but still with enough charm to avoid the story becoming unpleasant. Not quite as strong as the first two books, but does have a reasonably satisfying conclusion, that conforms to the stereotypes of the genre. You don't have to be Einstein to work out the main 'twist' in the story which actually didn't work for me, as there were major timeline problems , but this didn't detract overall. I really enjoy McKinty, and am sad this series has come to an end. I did, however, prefer the Sean Duffy series also sadly finished. As far as I can tell, he hasn't really written anything else, which is a shame. Highly recommended for fans of action and noir, and don't mind it a bit gritty and violent. I shouldn't have - too much murder - but it was delightful. How strange that is. In a few cases I felt like I was reading about a gang that shouldn't shoot straight. Michael is adorable - for a cold-blooded killer. That's what makes this a confusing series. I smiled and laughed throughout this book. And cringed. I figured out most of the story long before the end but that didn't diminish the enjoyment. I know I should be bothered by the line of bodies Michael leaves on several continents but he's such a character it's hard to blame him. This story takes place in just over a day and it's amazing. Favorite line: "I've seen a dozen better looking corpses - and that's just today. What a collaboration! A great way to end the series but, please, bring Michael back. Jul 30, Alona rated it it was amazing Shelves: part-of-a-series , audiobook , mystery. All the stars!! What an amazing finale to an amazing trilogy! Maybe I waited too long to get to the last one in this trilogy but it just didn't do it for me. I liked the first two, but this one bored me. It never clicked and I ended up reading just to finish it. Not completely unfortunate but not great either. Even if not the case, he would have been detained by one or another authority before he had left Dublin. The first book in the series was fantastic but still very entertaining and not too over the top. The second in the series, over the top. The third, too outlandish by far and way over the top. Oh well, at least the trilogy is over. What to read Oct 07, Barbara rated it really liked it Shelves: irish-books , mysteries , northern-ireland , around-the-world , library-book , reads. Love this guy Michael Forsyth. These books would make great action films. Too bad Liam Neeson is too old for the role. Cliffhanger to the end and Michael is a one-man tour de force who gets out of impossible situation after impossible situation. The Belfast setting is a big plus, and at the end you wonder what's next. Want to see if there has been a follow up to this because I have to know View 1 comment. Dec 08, John Machata rated it liked it. I miss Sean Duffy. Perhaps Michael Forsythe is simply too perfect- artificial foot aside. Wanted to love this book. I like that the vast majority of the plot is plausible. Saddened by Mr. Forsythe's preference for killing anyone blocking his way. Found the relationship with the main female character implausible and sentimental. Apr 12, Anne Fenn rated it liked it Shelves: crime- fiction. The one day of the plot involves Michael Forsythe a sidekick to Sean Duffy in that series killing and hammering his way through endless opponents. From my library BorrowBox. Feb 10, Hpnyknits rated it really liked it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Action packed, edge of your seat. How many more lives can Michael have??? The ending was completely crazy and not believable at all. Out of character for the trilogy. And - The idea that Michael and Brigitte would live happily Ever After is a disappointing ending to this blood bath of a book. Jun 27, John rated it it was amazing. Dec 11, Stacy rated it really liked it. Great series with a satisfying for me ending. I am always anticipating a new McKinty book and am so glad I read this older series. Shelves: thinker , laugher , darker , drama , suspense , irish , crime. Michael Forsythe is a bad MoFo. I've said it before. He's a great character you hate to love. He's a bad guy. One of the best bad guys there is. The Bloomsday Dead is currently the final book in the Forsythe trilogy. My god I hope it's not the last. For me, McKinty writes just the way I want to read. To the point, but not leaving out a single spicy detail. A lot of wit, and, you know, Irish. Solid bloody Irish. I enjoyed this book for the same reasons I enjoyed the other 2. Wit, cleverness, killin Michael Forsythe is a bad MoFo. Wit, cleverness, killing, cussing, and an all around interesting story. Yeah there was some of that in all the books. I decided to keep track this time just because. I think the following is accurate. The book is 12 chapters spread over pages. Chapter 1 Michael kills 3. Chapter 2 None die. Chapter 3 Michael mortally wounds a man but we don't know that he dies. Chapter 4 Michael wounds 2 more. Chapter 5 No wounds or deaths. Chapter 6 Michael wounds 2. Chapter 7 Three people are killed by someone other than Michael. Michael wounds one man. Chapter 8. Michael kills 3 and wounds another. Chapter 9. Michael wounds 3. Chapter No wounds or deaths. Michael kills 5. Michael kills 3 and someone else kills one more. One book. Michael kills 12 people and wounds 8 different lads. I told you, bad MoFo. If you've read the others, you have to finish the series. May 26, Sharon rated it it was amazing Shelves: They say that when he was born vultures perched themselves on the houses of his enemies. The dark and damp backdrop of Ireland creates an atmosphere of deep seeded depression and survival abandonment — despite the dire predicaments the protagonist finds himself he never fails to use all of his nine lives. This is the final chapter in this series and this time Michael is contacted by an ex- not quite girlfriend to come back to Ireland and help find her kidnapped daughter. After several mishaps along the way - which Michael thinks MAY be this womans way of getting back at him, but which she denies he This is the final chapter in this series and this time Michael is contacted by an ex- not quite girlfriend to come back to Ireland and help find her kidnapped daughter. After several mishaps along the way - which Michael thinks MAY be this womans way of getting back at him, but which she denies he carries on to search for her daughter. Again when you think things can't get any worse- they do, again and again I am sorry to see the end of this series but I guess it has played its course. Well done again to Mr Doyle for his superb narration. Apr 08, Andrew rated it really liked it. The third and final book in the Michael Forsythe storyline. With Bridget back in the story his emotions get the better of him. I kind of guessed the ending and am a bit indifferent about it, but the twist threw me for a great loop. May 01, Pegeen rated it really liked it. Once in a while a bit over the top in the physical damage Michael emerges still ticking from, but other than that , I loved it. Listened to the Audible version read by Gerald Doyle -- outstanding narration. Feb 20, Seana rated it it was amazing. Though this is the last in the Michael Forsythe trilogy, it's where I started. I was drawn in by the Bloomsday angle, and the book, though it ranges far from Dublin, actually is plotted very closely around Joyce's famous day in the life of strategy. A pleasure, on many levels. The final book in the Michael Forsythe trilogy and just as good as the previous two. Listened to the audio version narrated by Gerard Doyle who really brings Michael to life. Enjoyable For me, probably not as good as the first two books. The situations Michael gets into and out of seemed more improbable and the clues were a bit tenuous. Very readable though. Mar 06, Carolyn Rose rated it it was amazing. Check Running gun battles? Check High body count? Check Couldn't put it down? Oct 24, Judith rated it it was amazing. Packed with crackling dialogue and one-of-a-kind characters, here is an unforgettable new crime novel from a master of literary suspense and the author of The Dead Yard, which Publishers Weekly named one of the fifteen best novels of McKinty finishes up his knockout trilogy featuring Irish mercenary Michael Forsythe with his most visceral, satisfying effort yet after 's The Dead Yard. Perennial fugitive Forsythe has drifted to Lima, Peru, where he's grabbed by a couple of strong-arm men who force him at gunpoint to take a phone call. Bridget Callaghan, a former lover and the one-time fianc e of Irish-American mobster Darkey White whom Forsythe killed , has finally tracked Forsythe down and offers a modest proposal: come to Belfast and find her year-old daughter, Siobhan, who's gone missing, or take a bullet. Our man arrives in Dublin on June 16, when the city is overrun with Joyceans celebrating Bloomsday. Dodging various assassins, Forsythe makes his way up to Belfast. Back on his home turf, he sets out after the girl, apparently kidnapped by a fringe group of IRA paramilitaries. McKinty writes masterful action scenes, and he whips up a frenzy as the bullets begin to fly. Devotees of Irish literature will also appreciate the many allusions to Joyce's Ulysses. I love Adrian McKinty's books. Excellent story telling from a former law student at Oxford. Publisher Description. Customer Reviews See All. The Chain. 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