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Adrian McKinty

エイドリアン・マッキンティ

Eidorian Makkinti

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Belfast, Northern Ireland → Carrickfergus, County Antrim → New York City, United States → Jerusalem, Israel → Denver, Colorado, United States → Melbourne, Australia

Career

Occupations
Writer, Teacher, Critic
Active Years
1998-2024
Influenced By
Ursula K. Le Guin, J. G. Ballard, Jim Thompson
Nominations
2004 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger shortlist for Dead I Well May Be, 2013 Spinetingler Award Best Crime Novel for The Cold Cold Ground, 2016 Edgar Award Best Paperback Original shortlist for Gun Street Girl, 2020 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger longlist for The Chain

Education

University of Warwick
Law
Year of Graduation: 1991
Country: United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Audie Award
2007
Work: The Dead Yard
Category: Best Thriller/Suspense
Organization: Audio Publishers Association
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2014
Work: In the Morning I'll Be Gone
Category: Best Fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Edgar Award
2017
Work: Rain Dogs
Category: Best Paperback Original
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: winner
Barry Award
2017
Work: Rain Dogs
Category: Best Paperback Original
Result: winner
Anthony Award
2017
Work: Rain Dogs
Category: Best Paperback Original
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2017
Work: Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
2020
Work: The Chain
Organization: Harrogate International Festivals
Result: winner
International Thriller Writers Award
2020
Work: The Chain
Category: Best Hardcover Novel
Organization: International Thriller Writers
Result: winner
Ned Kelly Award
2020
Work: The Chain
Category: Best International Crime Fiction
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: winner
Macavity Award
2020
Work: The Chain
Category: Best Mystery Novel
Organization: Mystery Readers International
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Chain

2019 Thriller

A mother whose daughter has been kidnapped learns she must abduct another child to save her own in this high-concept thriller.

KidnappingMoral dilemmasSurvival instinct

The Cold Cold Ground

2012 Crime fiction

The first in the Sean Duffy series, where detective sergeant Duffy investigates murders linked to the IRA hunger strikes during The Troubles.

The TroublesIRAClass

In the Morning I'll Be Gone

2014 Crime fiction

Third Sean Duffy novel involving a missing priest and a bomb plot.

FriendshipTerrorismPast

Rain Dogs

2016 Crime fiction

Sean Duffy investigates a murder at Carrickfergus Castle amid social tensions.

ViolenceClass prejudiceHumour

Bibliography

  • Dead I Well May Be (2003)
  • The Dead Yard (2006)
  • The Bloomsday Dead (2007)
  • The Lighthouse Land (2006)
  • The Chain (2019)

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 37 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Lyrical prose styleUse of irony and humourNoir tropes of revenge and betrayal
Recurring Motifs
Class observationExistential questsViolence

Legacy

Renowned for crime novels set during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, especially the Sean Duffy series and the bestselling The Chain. A leading figure in the Celtic New Wave of crime fiction with multiple awards.

Trivia

  • Quit writing in 2017 due to financial issues, worked as an Uber driver and bartender, revived career with The Chain thanks to Don Winslow.
  • Grew up reading science fiction and crime novels.
  • Played rugby for Jerusalem Lions RFC in 1999.