more new Sean Duffy stuff...

adrianmckinty.substack.com

Book 9 etc.

a wbole bunch of free stuff over on the substack...

I have a new story in the Christmas Double Issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Its called The Other Side of the Window and tells the story of Rear Window from Thorwald's POV.

a new (free!) Sean Duffy story on my substack...

ALL THE BOOKS IN THE DUFFYVERSE

 

"If Raymond Chandler had grown up in N Ireland the Sean Duffy series is what
he wd have written."

Times of London

"The Sean Duffy books are one of the greatest contemporary detective series."

Washington Post

"Sean Duffy's return is a cause for celebration."

The Guardian

something wicked this way comes

 

delighted to say that THE DETECTIVE UP LATE has been shortlisted for the 2024 Barry Award for Best Novel

huge thanks to the judges and the readers who nagged me into writing this one

good luck, of course, to all the nominees...

Duffy 7 starting to appear on a few best year of the lists. As always I am grateful to the critics who pick these lists but in the case of the Duffy books I am more grateful to the readers who nagged me into continuing with the character... I thought I was done with Sean but as I started digging into the history again I realized that they were a lot more crazy stories still to tell...

The Edgar Award winning Sean Duffy series will return 08/08/23

some of the best of the year notices for THE ISLAND

New York Times best thrillers of 2022

new book banner...

The New York Times review of The Island

the NYT review of The Island is hilarous...the reviewer begins by HATING the very concept of the book, the very idea of it... and then, little by little... well, you'll see:

my second ever New York Times bestseller - a huge thank you to all the readers, critics and fans

The Island Coming May 17

So, my novel The Island will be out in May. Its a thematic sequel to The Chain. Not a sequel but a thematic sequel...I cannot say more w/out providing spoilers. So far its gotten starred reviews in the trades, in both Booklist and Publishers Weekly. And Time Magazine has picked it as one of its books to read in May... Both the PW and Booklist reviews are v spoilerific but this one isn't so bad:

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In The Morning I'll Be Gone wins the Prix Polars Pourpres

 

be safe in 2021

 2020 kicked our ass but if you're reading this then by god you're still alive and kicking.

I hope you stay safe and sane in 2021.

I know I haven't been very productive in 2020, I've kind of been hunkering down with my family but as the situation improves I will try to do better in the new year with new books and short stories. 

And if I make it to Ireland this year I promise I'll conduct that free walking tour of the Duffyverse that we were planning for 2020. 

Please look after yourselves until then.

Sláinte is táinte...

Party of Five

 I'm afraid I cannot be my usual glib, sarcastic self today. I'm in shock. (Happy shock.) 

Over the last 48 hours The Chain won the Ned Kelly Award, The Barry Award and The Macavity Award to go with the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award and the ITW Crime Novel of the Year Award.  

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I can only express my gratitude to all the judges of these wonderful awards and of course a huge thank you to my loyal readers for sticking by me in the dark times. 

Heartfelt love and thanks...Adrian...

Crime Novel of The Year

I am absolutely stunned to win two of the biggest awards in crime fiction in the same week. I cannot even get my head around this. Last week I thought my cup runneth over when I won the International Thriller Writers Crime Novel of the Year and today I just was given the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.              
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I am so grateful to every reader who has ever read any of my books. I am so grateful for every single review I've ever gotten (even the 1 stars, you know who you are, Kenny) and I am so lucky I stuck at this gig when I basically quit 2 1/2 years ago. 
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If you're a writer let me tell you its a long, tough, lonely road especially if you want to make a career out of it and you'll want to quit 1000 times but hang in there, if good things can happen to me they can happen to you too. I am blessed. Go raibh maith agat.