Police at the station and they don't look friendly : a Detective Sean Duffy novel

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Title:

Police at the station and they don't look friendly : a Detective Sean Duffy novel

Author:

McKinty, Adrian, author.

Series:

Sean Duffy ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Belfast, 1988. A man is found dead, killed with a bolt from a crossbow in front of his house. This is no hunting accident. But uncovering who is responsible for the murder will take Detective Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on a high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave. Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.

General Note:

"First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Serpent's Tail, an imprint of Profile Books Ltd."

Physical Description:

319 pages ; 21 cm

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Duffy, Sean (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Belfast (Northern Ireland) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781633882591

Publication Information:

Amherst, NY : Seventh Street Books, an imprint of Prometheus Books, 2017.

Call Number:

MCKINTY

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Summary

Another thrilling mystery featuring Detective Sean Duffy and his most dangerous investigation yet

Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.

Author Notes

Adrian McKinty was born in Northern Ireland. He read politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. He is a crime fiction novelist, blogger and book reviewer. His novels include the Sean Duffy series and the Lighthouse Trilogy. He made the Ned Kelly 2015 shortlists in the category of Best Novel with his title Gun Street Girl. He won the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Award for best paperback original with his novel, Rain Dogs.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Doyle returns as narrator for McKinty's sixth Sean Duffy novel. It's 1988, and Det. Sean Duffy is a Catholic policeman serving in Northern Ireland during the unstable time of The Troubles. He's seen a lot during his career, but the murder by crossbow of a local drug dealer is something new even in a world where car bombings, riots, and assassinations are almost commonplace. As he and his team dig into the case, he learns that there is more to the dealer's death than meets the eye, and his continued inquires will endanger not only his own life but the lives of those closest to him. This is familiar territory for Doyle, and he knows exactly how to navigate the material. From the tense opening scene he keeps the story moving at a steady pace, expertly building the suspense as Duffy delves deeper into the mystery. Bolstered by excellent characterizations, Doyle's reading holds the listener transfixed straight through to the final confrontation when all is revealed. A Seven Street paperback. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Sean Duffy, a flawed but dogged and streetwise sleuth, is digging his own grave at gunpoint as the latest book in McKinty's (Rain Dogs) series opens. He and his small team of police officers have been stymied since the moment they picked up the case of a Carrickfergus drug dealer killed by a crossbow. The man had paid off paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland. Why would someone kill him? Why did his wife disappear? Who wants to shut down Sean's investigation? VERDICT This gritty mystery that explores violent conflict in Northern Ireland during the 1980s is the sixth book in McKinty's series about the Irish "Troubles"; however, new readers can pick it up as a stand-alone. Perfect for Stuart Neville aficionados and police -procedural buffs.-LH © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.