Rain Dogs
- Author Adrian McKinty
- Narrator Gerard Doyle
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 8 March 2016
- Run Time 10 hours and 22 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Fiction: general and literary.
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What to expect
It’s just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy: riot duty, heartbreak, cases he can solve but never get to court. But what detective gets two locked-room mysteries in one career?
When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus Castle, it looks like a suicide. Yet there are a few things that bother Duffy just enough to keep the case file open, which is how he finds out that Bigelow was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond.
And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his desk: Who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide?
Critics Review
u201cMcKintyu2019s story opens with a visit to Belfast by u2018sporting royaltyu2019 Muhammad Aliu2014a challenge narrator Gerard Doyle meets with a gravelly, rhythmic delivery. Even better are Doyleu2019s varied Irish accents, which help differentiate the various Northern Irish policemen who work with Detective Sean Duffyu2026Duffyu2019s journey to Finland to investigate poses an interesting vocal challenge that Doyle handles admirably. His delivery further ratchets up the tension when the threat of IRA bombings and the death of a high-ranking police official add to the mayhem.u201d
u201cThe tension between McKintyu2019s competing love of tight, formal puzzles and loose, riffing dialogue is what makes the Duffy novels such a joy.u201d
u201cSet during the Troubles, the Duffy series could be construed as historical fictionu2026but the books donu2019t feel like historical novels. Theyu2019re too urgent and too topicalu2026His prose style is vital, vigorous, andu2026if youu2019re not reading him already, do yourself a favor: start now.u201d
u201cA first-rate crime thriller that commands attention from the opening pages and keeps the reader interested until the end.u201d
u201cMcKinty expertly balances Duffyu2019s tense and suspenseful investigation with the political tensions of the region.u201d
u201cEvery detail rings trueu2026McKinty managesu2026another standout in a superior series, combining terrific plotting with evocative historical detail.u201d
u201cThe pairing of McKintyu2019s artful prose with Doyleu2019s Irish brogue is near perfection. He gives distinctive voices to Duffy and each of his colleaguesu2026making it easy for the listener to follow and appreciate McKintyu2019s smart dialogue, dark humor, and clever plotting.u201d
u201cMcKinty uses some historical events as a basis for a strong moral point of view while still delivering a fine tale.u201d
u201cDuffy is taking no better care of himself than he ever did. But his copperu2019s instincts are as sharp as ever in this fifth installment.u201d
u201cMcKintyu2019s writing is dark and witty with gritty realism, spot-on dialogue, and fascinating characters.u201d
u201cAdrian McKinty is a gifted storyteller I love to read and Sean Duffy is a character you will never forget.u201d
u201cMcKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years.u201d
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