Friday, March 4, 2011

All Killer No Filler. . . Falling Glass

My new crime novel Falling Glass is out this week. It's the story of Killian, an Irish Traveller, a finder of lost things and people, who is set on the trail of Rachel Coulter ex wife of Richard Coulter, owner of an upstart cheapie Irish airline (not unlike Ryan Air). Rachel has gone missing with Richard's two daughters and perhaps something else...
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There have been a few erroneous reports in the blogoverse that this is a Michael Forsythe novel. It is not. Forsythe is a character in the book and does make a cameo appearance but this is not his story. Parts of the book were based on a short piece I was going to write at one time called Scotchy Finn's Wake, which would have continued the pun of the last Michael Forsythe novel The Bloomsday Dead, but this is only a section of the novel. The emphasis is on Killian, Rachel Coulter and Richard Coulter as well as a few other crooks and ne'er do wells.
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If you're in the UK and Ireland the book is published by Serpents Tail and you should be able to get it in most bookshops as well as on Amazon.co.uk, right here. If you live in Australia or New Zealand the book will be published by Allen and Unwin in May or if you really can't wait you can also get it at Amazon.co.uk or the Book Depository. If you live in the US, it isn't available in the bookshops and it isn't on amazon.com yet so you'll have to get it from amazon.co.uk or the book depository. (That goes for the rest of the planet too) You can also get Falling Glass from the Serpents Tail website where they offer free worldwide shipping. (Just to thoroughly confuse you I think the E version is available at Amazon.com).
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Finally audio. The audio version of Falling Glass has been narrated by the wonderful Gerard Doyle and is available now on Audible.com or iTunes or direct from Blackstone Audio. That one you might also be able to get on Amazon.com.
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If you do get the book and you like it I would really appreciate it if you could give me a review on Amazon or Audible or Good Reads or your blog. I do try to read every single review I get, even the bad ones. I don't, like Liberace, cry all the way to the bank, but I do agree with Borges when he says "Any time something is written against me, I not only share the sentiment but feel I could do the job far better myself. Perhaps I should advise would-be enemies to send me their grievances beforehand, with full assurance that they will receive my every aid and support. I have even secretly longed to write, under a pen name, a merciless tirade against myself."

56 comments:

Peter Rozovsky said...

Mazel tov and good luck!
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
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adrian mckinty said...

Peter

Thank you for that. It was a fun story to tell. I'm a slow writer so when I started on this one I had no idea that the themes I was working on (the coming collapse of the Irish economy, the Irish housing crisis, the plight of Travellers) would all develop the way they did.

My one big fear is that I'm going to get hate mail from people complaining that Michael Forsythe is barely in the book. I expect I will but there's nothing I can do about that. The Michael Forsythe trilogy is over and there will never be another MF novel. He's only in here because he was right for the part.

Peter Rozovsky said...

You mean it’s not a Michael Forsythe book?
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/

Peter Rozovsky said...

Like Casper Gutman, I must have my little joke. I knew that Forsythe is a bit character this time.

I was glancing at Mystery Man last night and read Bateman's joke at Ryan Air's expense. And Garbhan Downey took me to see Brendan Carroll in Derry, and he did a long routine about Ryan Air. I congratulate you on coming up with what readers may regard as your own form of revenge.
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/

adrian mckinty said...

Peter

I mean complaints and bad reviews go with the territory, what baffles me are the people who give you a one star review because they got their order a week late on Amazon, or because they discovered that there's swearing in the book.

adrian mckinty said...

Peter

For obvious legal reasons I had to explain that that this was NOT Ryan Air itself in the book. It is however an airline not unlike Ryan Air.

Peter Rozovsky said...

That’s electronic democracy in action, friend. You can’t tout Facebook’s role in Egypt’s revolution but ignore the public flaunting of stupidity that the Internet permits.
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Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/

Peter Rozovsky said...

And Ryan Air's not the only cheap airline out there, so the explanation is plausible.

sjdevine said...

Adrian,
I just picked it up at Audible. I'd love to get into today but I think it will be best for a Cuban vacation I have planned in three weeks.
I'm sure it will worth the wait.

adrian mckinty said...

SJ

I would have thought that Fifty Grand would be more appropriate for a Cuban vacation.

Don't forget to have a mojito at the Ambos Mundos. Its pricey but worth it, atmosphere wise.

Anonymous said...

Congrats, man! Sorry I haven't been around too much recently, but I did want to pop in for what is becoming my typical drive-by comment. Can't wait to read the book and really hope you sell a crap-ton of copies.

-Brian O'

adrian mckinty said...

Brian

Thanks man.

I'd settle for a crap kilogram or two.

Michael Malone said...

Adrian, I got a review copy the other week and LOVED it. One of my favourite books of the year so far. I'll be reviewing it for Crimesquad.com and it will probably be up there next month. Well done, m'man. Excellent five star work.

BTW - my debut novel is out next year and I'm not sure I'll have the stomach to read any reviews.

Michael Malone said...

oh and another BTW - THAT ending!!! You b'/=#%d, how could you leave me hanging like that????

Perfect pitch finish to the book.

shullamuth said...

The Kindle version is not currently available in the US. I ordered my hard copy from Amazon.UK a couple of days ago, but I was hoping to get an instant fix since I have no idea how long transatlantic shipping takes.

Otherwise, I'd have it read and be writing a review right now, instead of this whiny comment:).

seana said...

Wait a minute--there's swearing?

Michael Forsythe is a great character, but if you've read Fifty Grand, you know there are ample rewards without him.

shullamuth said...

Looking forward to Falling Glass' thematic content as well as making Killian's acquaintance :).

Btw-- As likeable as Forsythe is, I completely agree that the last page of Bloomsday ended his character arc.

However, were you to ever entertain revisiting Alex Lawson. I would die of apoplectic happiness.

Course, then I'd have to fight my way back from hell like Nic Cage with his god-killer gun just to read it. Which is ok, I guess, as long as I come back with some snappy grindhouse dialogue.

Glenna said...

You just killed my lingering hopes that one day there might just be another Michael Forsythe novel. I'm devastated. I guess I'll have to settle for any bit I can get. Regardless, I downloaded Falling Glass the other day and look forward to finishing my current audiobook so I can start listening to it.

seana said...

Glenna, don't lose hope. Sometimes the author himself doesn't know what lies ahead. And besides, we can still hope for a movie.

It might be fun to read that devastating self-critique, Adrian, but I'm a little afraid it might be too brutal.

Conor Mac said...

Adrian,
it just arrived on my desk from The Book Depository, looking forward to getting into it this weekend.

adrian mckinty said...

Mike

Yes (and I think you agree) as I saw it there was no other possible ending to the book.

adrian mckinty said...

Shulla

Yup I think you'll have to wait a few months to get the US kindle version, in the meantime its either Amazon.co.uk or the book depository if you're in N America.

Dont ask me to explain how this works legally. The whole thing is baffling to me.

Alex Lawson, yeah, I think there is definitely mileage for one more book for that character. When? Who knows but I'm not ruling it out.

adrian mckinty said...

Glenna

Sorry I just dont see it happening. The only way I could even include Michael this time was to make sure that his scenes (and the entire book) were told in the third person.

adrian mckinty said...

Seana

Maybe I'll give it a go for a future blog post. I wont hold back.

adrian mckinty said...

Conor

I just ordered a book from the Book Depository, a novel called "Red Plenty". It arrived in Australia in THREE days. I was v impressed.

Rob James said...

Ordered from bookdepository.

For all of you crime lovers out there, this real life stuff sounds amazing

Vidocq Society

adrian mckinty said...

Rob

I saw that this morning although I clicked on this article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/03/archipelago-review

which sounds very interesting.

HoldenCaufield said...

YEAH! I get my McKinty fix! Can't wait. Will order right away.

Declan Burke said...

Hey, how about a Young Michael Forsythe series, a la Young Sherlock Holmes, or Young James Bond?

I'd buy that for a dollar (or twenty). Instead of James Joyce riffs, he could spoof on Enid Blyton. Plus, he'd get his foot back.

Everyone's a winner ...

Hope the book goes gangbusters, squire. If you fancy doing any promo via Crime Always Pays, I can guarantee you two molecules of oxygen publicity.

Cheers, Dec

Michael Stone said...

Gerard B told me how good this book is a few months ago. I've got it on order ant my local indie bookstore. Seriously looking forward to reading it, although I still have Bloomsday Dead and Hidden River to read yet. I count myself fortunate. :)

Anonymous said...

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Purchased Falling Glass from Audible. Adrian McKinty and Gerard Doyle...couldn't be a better combination!

I understand the end of the Forsythe novels. I'll just let Mr. Doyle read the trilogy to me repeatedly :)

Jean

Gregrhi Love said...

As soon as my copy arrives you know I'll leave that review kind sir. Hope the world is treating you well.

adrian mckinty said...

Dec

I appreciate the offer. Anything I could do over I'd do.

adrian mckinty said...

Mike


Well I hope you like it and you're lucky to have an indy bookstore nearby.

adrian mckinty said...

Jean

I think Ger enjoyed doing this one. And I certainly think he did a good job.

adrian mckinty said...

Greg

THanks man I appreciate it.

Frankie said...

Ill buy it and review it on amazon. Do you look at the Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought. Never any random surprises with that is there?

adrian mckinty said...

Holden

I certainly hope its worth the wait.

adrian mckinty said...

Shullamuth

Blogger ate your comment somehow, but I appreciate the sentiment.

adrian mckinty said...

Frankie

I'll tell you a funny story about that. I have a book on Amazon.de (the German amazon) and I was checking to see if there were any reviews a month or so ago and one of the 'customers also bought' was for this product:

Walther

Frankie said...

Oh my god. Thats funny and little disturbing. I wonder what people who read Andy Mcnab also buy.

Frankie said...

Customers who bought Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ultimatum also bought- A Pack of 12 Passport Holders and a Glock 17.

adrian mckinty said...

Frankie

Yeah that only popped up once but when it did I was rolling around on the floor laughing.

adrian mckinty said...

Off Topic,

Interesting travel piece from the BBC about

day trips to Chernobyl

Glenna said...

So far I'm loving the book,but come on,why do you authors always have to kill the dog?

adrian mckinty said...

Glenna

Yeah sorry about that but you've got to admit that he died a hero.

seana said...

This guy comes into the store today while I'm on the phone helping someone, and he's kind of a bouncy, maybe marginal guy, but maybe not. He tires of waiting and goes off but after I get done with all the other people, I see him over by used book section and I ask, can I help you. And he bounces up and says, oh, no thanks, I've got what I want. And I see what he's got is a (new) copy of Dead I Well May Be, that print on demand edition, which he did indeed purchase. It's a shame I was on the phone, because I might have been able to ask how he heard about it. Frankly, it seemed unlikely, but that's the beauty of the book biz--you never know. Well, a lot of the time, you do know, but sometimes, you don't.

adrian mckinty said...

Seana

One time my buddy Scott and I were working the upstairs information desk at Barnes and Noble at 82 and Broadway and this guy comes in excitedly looking for the Zuckerman Bound trilogy. The customer we had dealt with about a minute before him was Philip Roth.

seana said...

Okay, you've trumped me.

Unless Roth paid him to do so.

No, never mind, that would be even better.

This doesn't quite compare, but when I was in Paris about ten years ago, I was wandering around by myself, which didn't happen all that much on that trip, and I found myself in a small English language used bookstore, where I eavesdropped on a woman recommending Roth's Sabbath's Theater to someone. I had just recently gotten interested in Roth, so I was very struck by this, and also that without too much trouble, you could easily imagine this same woman in Santa Cruz. It made me realize that even I might somehow be able to make a living in Paris. I probably should have tried to see how far I could really go on this angle, but in any event, it was a nice dream.

adrian mckinty said...

Seana

The Roth encounter wasnt that bizarre. He used to come in once a week usually late on a Friday night when you'd think he'd have better things to do.

seana said...

Yes, but timing is everything.

I go to a discussion group that's been meeting since before I was in college, and the story I heard was that my best beloved professor, a Yorkshire son of the mills who ended up at Oxford, was debunking Carlos Castaneda, who was the uber-shaman of his day, which was then. So after trouncing all of Casteneda's Don Juan sorcery stuff he walks out one door--and Carlos Casteneda walks in another.

It could be apocryphal, but as it's Santa Cruz, I somehow think it's exactly what happened.

Glenna said...

Yes Adrian, that was one good consolation.

speedskater42k said...

The 2011 Tucson Festival of Books is this weekend. Any chance you'd participate in 2012?

adrian mckinty said...

Speedskater

I'd love to go. I've been to the PP in Scottsdale three or four times but never made it down to Tucson. The problem is that it is just so shockingly expensive to fly from Oz, ao, alas it seems unlikely.

aikenhead said...

I just got the audible.com edition which will improve tonight's commute greatly! Do you have a date on a US edition yet? I'm a librarian who purchases the fiction for a US library and trying to get UK editions into the collection causes a revolution among the catalogers.

I'm so glad to see that Gerard Doyle narrated your latest book. I think the job he did on Hidden River was truly first rate.

adrian mckinty said...

Aiken

I cant see a US pub before spring of 2012 and more likely autumn.