Author

Adrian McKinty

5 award wins, 3 nominations across 6 books.

Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. He studied law at Warwick University and politics and philosophy at Oxford University. In the early 90's he emigrated to New York City where he worked in bars, building sites and bookstores for seven years before moving to Denver, Colorado to become a high school English teacher. In 2008 he moved again, this time to Melbourne, Australia with his wife and kids.

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Gun Street GirlI Hear The Sirens In The StreetIn the Morning I'll Be GonePolice at the Station and They Don't Look FriendlyRain DogsThe Chain
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Gun Street Girl

1 Nomination

Published 2015

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I Hear The Sirens In The Street

1 Nomination

Published 2013

A torso in a suitcase looks like an impossible case. But Sean Duffy isn't easily deterred, especially when his floundering love life leaves him in need of distraction. So, with Detective Constables McCrabban and McBride, he goes to work identifying the victim. The torso turns out to be all that's left of an American tourist who once served in the US military. What was he doing in Northern Ireland in the midst of the 1982 Troubles?

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In the Morning I'll Be Gone

1 Award Won

Published 2014

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Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly

1 Award Won

Published 2017

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Rain Dogs

1 Award Won1 Nomination

Published 2015

It's just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy. Riot duty. Heartbreak. Cases he can solve but never get to court. But what detective gets two locked room mysteries in one career? When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the snowy courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide. But there are just a few things that bother Duffy enough to keep the case file open. Which is how he finds out that she was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond.

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The Chain

2 Awards Won

Published 2019

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