About the Author

Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied philosophy at Oxford University before moving to Australia and to New York. He is the author of more than a dozen crime novels, including the award-winning standalone thriller The Chain, which was a New York Times and #1 international bestseller. McKinty's books have been translated into over forty languages, and he has won the Edgar Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, the Ned Kelly Award (three times), the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Macavity Award, and the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. His novel The Island was an instant New York Times bestseller and made their "Best Thrillers of 2022" list.

Reviews

"[A] deft mix of noirish melancholy with express-train pacing and blockbuster-ready action."-- "Publishers Weekly "

"A crime novel, fast-paced, intricate, and genre to the core."-- "The Guardian (London)"

"A dark-humored shamus in the Philip Marlowe tradition."-- "Wall Street Journal"

"A journey into a terrifying and almost dreamlike labyrinth of violence and betrayal."-- "Shots Crime & Thriller Ezine"

"A masterpiece of Troubles crime fiction."-- "Irish Times (Dublin)"

"A razor-sharp thriller...told with style, courage, and dark-as-night wit."-- "Stuart Neville, author of The House of Ashes"

"Duffy [is] the keen observer, the perfect protagonist. A righteous man who unwillingly takes his pursuit of justice into the realm of moral ambiguity."-- "Arizona Republic (Tucson, AZ)"

"Everything in this novel hits all the right notes, from its brilliant evocation of time and place to razor-sharp dialogue to detailed police procedures."-- "Booklist (starred review)"

"If Raymond Chandler had grown up in Northern Ireland, The Cold Cold Ground is what he would have written."-- "The Times (London)"

"McKinty creates a marvelous sense of time and place."-- "Irish Independent (Dublin)"

"McKinty's fine police procedural is also the ultimate page-turner."-- "Library Journal (starred review)"

"Reader Gerard Doyle captures every ironic twitch of McKinty's world-weary Duffy...In each note of Doyle's narration you hear Duffy's resignation to the madness surrounding him. The plots are riveting, but the front-row seat to Duffy's deteriorating equilibrium makes them even better."-- "Kirkus Reviews (audio review)"

"Riveting, brilliant, and just about the best book yet on Northern Ireland."-- "Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor novels"

"The audiobook exceeds all expectations because of narrator Gerard Doyle. His storytelling is understated, and his dialect work is remarkable...Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award."-- "AudioFile"