- Hardcover: 289 pages
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company (6 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743266447
- ISBN-13: 978-0743266444
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 991,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'A cross between Mickey Spillane and Damon Runyan - the toughest, the best. Beware of McKinty' Frank McCourt 'McKinty is going places' Observer 'Evocative dialogue, an acute sense of place and a sardonic sense of humour make McKinty one to watch' Guardian 'A pacy, assured and thoroughly engaging debut... this is a hard-boiled crime story written by a gifted man with poetry coursing through his veins and thrilling writing dripping from his fingertips' Sunday Independent"
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Thoroughly enjoyed this fast moving action packed thriller. Largely based in Belfast, and drawing a lot of references from past Irish politics and atrocities, the intriguing plot unfolds with Michael Forsythe trying to discover the whereabouts of his arch-enemies daughter.
I was slightly disconcerted by the violence in the book, but I expect the ideas would have been largely based on factual occurrences of similar crimes in the days of the political unrest in Ireland. Not usually the kind of book that I would choose, but am very pleased with it; I have recommended it to a couple of other people, which should speak volumes about it!
I was slightly disconcerted by the violence in the book, but I expect the ideas would have been largely based on factual occurrences of similar crimes in the days of the political unrest in Ireland. Not usually the kind of book that I would choose, but am very pleased with it; I have recommended it to a couple of other people, which should speak volumes about it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I won't expand on plots and the amount of voilence within the story as this is avaiable to learn about on the synposis and other reviews. As far as being a good read this book delivers..... It's fast paced, easy to pick up and put down and pretty much there's never a dull moment.... I can thoroughly recommend it as good poolside/beach reading for the coming summer holidays for those readers who enjoy crime/action type novels. There is one thing about the book that I found ever so annoying and it has nothing to with the story itself, but whoever programmed the type-setting on the print run has set it so that every letter "j" is printed in italics..... Very annoying !
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great novel. The action cracks along from Peru to Belfast with the 'hero' committing vast amounts of mayhem along the way to rescue the daughter of the wife of a gangster that he killed 11 years before. It's not helped that prior to the action in the story she has been trying to kill him for killing her husband.
The body count is massive, you get a taste of the underside of both Belfast and Dublin and the sense of the huge animosity that is still there in Nothern Ireland.
But in spite of that the hero, Michael Forsythe (the only killer I've come across with an artifical leg..) does have some quieter moments where for example he gives a pregnant girl, whose car he hi-jacks, nearly 11 grand because she is on her own.
There is a twist in the story which is sort of telegraphed but it does have elements of a love story to offset the violence (and there is a lot of that ..)
It should be filmed - its would make a cracking film
The body count is massive, you get a taste of the underside of both Belfast and Dublin and the sense of the huge animosity that is still there in Nothern Ireland.
But in spite of that the hero, Michael Forsythe (the only killer I've come across with an artifical leg..) does have some quieter moments where for example he gives a pregnant girl, whose car he hi-jacks, nearly 11 grand because she is on her own.
There is a twist in the story which is sort of telegraphed but it does have elements of a love story to offset the violence (and there is a lot of that ..)
It should be filmed - its would make a cracking film
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Fantastic!
I have to say that McKinty's books are the first in years that i have not been able to put down. This trilogy is an absolute blast! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mackey
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Published on 20 Feb 2010 by M. Chan
Great gripping read!
I really enjoyed this action packed novel. Based in Belfast, with a lot of the story line taken from past troubles and the linked politics, the plot is gripping if a little heavy... Read more
Published on 16 April 2009 by cduk2001
A cracking good read
I throughly enjoyed this book - real page turner for the most part. A good story, well told, catching the essence of Belfast & Dublin, cities I am very familiar with - it contained... Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2009 by Eliza DoLittle
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Published on 28 July 2008 by ZedBooks
A cracking story.
This is the story of a man with a price on his head being "asked" to help the woman who put up the money. Read more
Published on 14 July 2008 by Tox
Tough, adrenalin-charged ride
This is my first McKinty and though it's the third in a trilogy the back story is adequately explained so it's not a problem to read this without having read the others. Read more
Published on 11 July 2008 by Roman Clodia
Brilliant - more of this please
To be honest I only ordered this because of the poor range of choices provided by Amazon Vine's ridiculous new "personalisation" system. Read more
Published on 10 July 2008 by A Reviewer
Hasn't quite been brought off
Adrian McKinty specialises in crime novels where baddies rise up from the pavements at every turn and where the bodies pile up in mounds. Read more
Published on 5 July 2008 by MisterHobgoblin
Pritty violent in places - but a good read
The Bloomsday Dead is the third book in a loose trilogy which includes Dead I Well May Be and The Dead Yard. All three books feature killer Michael Forsythe who is a killer. Read more
Published on 27 Jun 2008 by David
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