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'{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox writer | name = Adrian McKinty | image =Adrian McKinty.jpg | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1968 | birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland | occupation = Writer | nationality = British/Irish | education = University of Warwick, University of Oxford | period = 1990s- | genre = Crime fiction, young adult fictionx | movement = Celtic New Wave in Crime Fiction🙈👽 | notableworks = The Cold Cold Ground (Sean Duffy series) | spouse dc. 🙈 = Le🎯ah | x = Arwynn, Sophie🚴‍♀️🤹‍♀️🧗‍♀️ | influences = Raymond Chv xz g 🤾‍♂️🚴‍♂️🤽‍♀️🤽‍♀️🤾‍♂️ andler, Dashiell Hammett🤺🤹‍♀️🤾‍♀️🤾‍♂️, Jim Thompson, Don Winslow, James Ellroy | influenced = Stuart Neville, Brian McGilloway | awards = [[Edgar Award]], [[Ned Kelly Award]] | website = {{url|http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.com}} {{url|http://officialadrianmckinty.com}} | portaldisp = }} '''Adrian McKinty''' is an [[Edgar Award]] winning Irish crime novelist and critic. H❎🔅🔅e is a two-time winner of the [[Ned Kelly Award]] and a winner of the [[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]], the [[Audie Award]], the [[Anthony Award]] and has been shortlisted for the [[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]], the [[Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award|Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel 🏣of the 🤽‍♀️🤽‍♀️🤾‍♂️Year Award]] and the [[Grand Prix de Littérature Policière]].🎿🏓🏓🤾‍♂️ ==Early life== Adrian McKinty was born in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] in 1968 and grew up in Victoria Council Estate, [[Carrickfergus]], [[County Antrim]]. His father was a welder and [[boilermaker]] at the [[Harland and Wolff]] shipyard before becoming a merchant seaman. McKinty is the fourth of five children. He grew up reading science fiction and crime novels particularly [[Ursula Le Guin]], [[J G Ballard]] and [[Jim Thompson (writer)|Jim Thompson]]. He studied law at the [[University of Warwick]] and politics and philosophy at the [[University of Oxford]].<ref>http://lithub.com/class-race-and-the-case-for-genre-fiction-in-the-canon/</ref><ref> {{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Martin | date = 2017-10-02 | title = Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty is October’s Irish Times Book Club pick | url = https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/rain-dogs-by-adrian-mckinty-is-october-s-irish-times-book-club-pick-1.3241424 | work = The Irish Times | location = Dublin, Ireland | access-date = 2018-03-27 }} </ref> After graduating from Oxford in 1993, McKinty moved to New York City and found work in a number of occupations: security guard, barman, bookstore clerk, rugby coach, door to door salesman and librarian for the Columbia University Library. In 1999, while his wife studied for a Fulbright in Israel, McKinty played [[Rugby union positions#1. Loosehead prop .26 3. Tighthead prop|loose head prop]] forward for the [[Jerusalem Lions RFC|Jerusalem Lions Rugby Club]].<ref>[http://www.downpour.com/authors/spotlight/adrian-mckinty-interview/ Interview with Malcolm Hillgartner]</ref>In 2000, he relocated to [[Denver]], Colorado to become a high school English teacher.<ref>http://lithub.com/class-race-and-the-case-for-genre-fiction-in-the-canon/</ref> In 2008 he and his family moved to St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.<ref name=authorblog>[http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.com.au/ Adrian McKinty Blog]</ref> ==Literary debut== After writing several short stories, a novella and book reviews, his debut crime novel ''[[Dead I Well May Be]]'' was published by [[Charles Scribner's Sons|Scribner]] in 2003.<ref>http://lithub.com/class-race-and-the-case-for-genre-fiction-in-the-canon/</ref> ==Journalism== McKinty has written articles and book reviews for ''The Washington Post'',<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802362.html</ref> ''The Times'',<ref>http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article4105740.ece</ref> ''The Guardian'',<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/mar/17/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-song-ice-fire?CMP=twt_gu</ref> ''The Independent'',<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/fiveminute-memoir-adrian-mckinty-recalls-a-scary-school-run-during-the-troubles-7893376.html</ref> ''The Irish Times'',<ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/aged-16-i-vowed-never-to-read-another-novel-1.3275480</ref> ''The Australian'',<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ice-cold-killers-run-rampant-in-ellroys-imagined-america/story-e6frg8no-1225780490628</ref>''The Sydney Morning Herald'',<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/if-the-hotel-walls-had-ears-this-would-be-their-story-20140227-33jza.html</ref> ''The Melbourne Age'',<ref>http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/books/heres-what-went-down/2009/11/27/1258824820060.html</ref> and ''Harpers Magazine''.<ref>http://harpers.org/archive/1997/09/0059291</ref> ==Reception== McKinty is primarily known as a writer of [[genre fiction]], crime and [[mystery novels]] and [[young adult fiction]]. Patrick Anderson of the ''Washington Post'' has praised McKinty as a leading light of the "new wave" of Irish crime novelists along with [[Ken Bruen]], [[Declan Hughes (writer)|Declan Hughes]] and [[John Connolly (author)|John Connolly]]. <ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501066.html</ref> He often uses the classic noir tropes of revenge and betrayal to explore his characters' [[existential]] quest for meaning in a bleak but lyrically intense universe.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Thriller-Cannibals-Captured-Popular/dp/0345481232#reader_0345481232</ref> Steve Dougherty writing in ''The Wall Street Journal'' praised McKinty's use of irony and humour as a counterpoint to the violent world inhabited by McKinty's Sean Duffy character. Liam McIlvanney, writing in the ''Irish Times'', singled out McKinty's lyrical prose style as the defining characteristic of his Sean Duffy series: "his prose is vital, vigorous and – as that other Carrickfergus boy, [[Louis MacNeice]], would have it – 'incorrigibly plural'."<ref>https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/troubles-fiction-too-urgent-and-topical-to-be-historical-1.3263001?mode=amp</ref> Some reviewers have criticised the explicit use of violence in his novels.<ref>http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Dead_I_Well_May_Be.html</ref> However, in reviewing McKinty's ''Fifty Grand'' in ''The Guardian''<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/08/fifty-grand-adrian-mckinty-review</ref>, John O'Connor called him a "master craftsman of violence and redemption, up there with the likes of [[Dennis Lehane]]."<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324787004578495491457516764?mod=wsj_streaming_stream</ref> ==Awards== *His debut crime novel ''Dead I Well May Be'' was short-listed for the [[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]] Award 2004.<ref>[[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]]</ref> *His debut young adult novel ''The Lighthouse Land'' was shortlisted for the 2008 Young Hoosier Award<ref>http://indiana.statebookawards.com/html/yhba_nominees__2008-2009_6-8_m.html</ref> and the 2008 Beehive Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clau.org/0708nomslink.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-09-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704122422/http://www.clau.org/0708nomslink.html |archivedate=4 July 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> *''The Dead Yard'' was selected by ''Publishers Weekly'' as one of the 12 Best Novels of 2006<ref>http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6388182.html</ref> and won the 2007 Audie Award for best thriller/suspense.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/2007audies.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724171538/http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/2007audies.html |archivedate=24 July 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> *''The Bloomsday Dead'' was long-listed for the 2009 World Book Day Award.<ref>http://www.spread-the-word.org.uk/pages/books-2009/books.asp</ref> *''Fifty Grand'' won the 2010 Spinetingler Award for best novel<ref>http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2010/05/01/2010-spinetingler-award-rising-star-winner/</ref> and was longlisted for the 2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.<ref>http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/33732</ref> *Audible.com selected ''Falling Glass'' as the Best Mystery or Thriller of 2011.<ref>http://www.audible.com/mt/Best_of_2011_Mysteries_and_Thrillers</ref> *''The Cold Cold Ground'' won the 2013 Spinetingler Award for best crime novel,<ref>http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/05/03/2013-spinetingler-award-best-novel-rising-starlegends-winner/</ref> was shortlisted for The 2013 Prix Du Meilleur Polar,<ref>http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/livre/le-tueur-se-meurt-de-james-sallis-meilleur-polar-de-l-annee-2013_1303575.html</ref> was shortlisted for the 2015 Prix SNCF Du Polar,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.polar.sncf.com/competition/romans |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129015519/https://www.polar.sncf.com/competition/romans |archivedate=29 November 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> and Crime Fest's 2013 Last Laugh Award.<ref>http://www.crimefest.com/awards.html</ref> *''I Hear the Sirens in the Street'' won the 2014 Barry Award for best mystery novel (paperback original),<ref>http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Barry_Awards.html</ref> was shortlisted for best crime novel at the 2013 Ned Kelly Awards,<ref>http://www.austcrimewriters.com/content/announcing-2013-ned-kelly-shortlist</ref> was shortlisted for the 2014 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière,<ref>http://www.lalettredulibraire.com/?post/2014/06/27/Grand-Prix-de-Litt%C3%A9rature-Polici%C3%A8re-2014-la-s%C3%A9lection</ref> and for the 2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the year Award.<ref>http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/53772</ref> *''In the Morning I'll Be Gone'' won the 2014 [[Ned Kelly Award]] for best fiction,<ref>http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/books/carrick-author-adrian-mckinty-scoops-literary-accolade-for-troubles-thriller-30568756.html</ref> was shortlisted for the 2015 Audie Award For Best Thriller<ref>http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/content/uploaded/media/2015%20audie%20awards%20release.pdf</ref> and was named as one of the 10 best crime novels of 2014 by the American Library Association.<ref>http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Year-s-Best-Crime-Novels-2014-Bill-Ott/pid=6757903</ref> *''Gun Street Girl'' was shortlisted for the 2016 [[Edgar Award]] (best pbk original),<ref>http://www.theedgars.com/edgars2016/2016EdgarNominations.pdf</ref> the 2015 Ned Kelly Award,<ref>http://www.austcrimewriters.com/2015-submissions/shortlist</ref> the 2016 [[Anthony Award]] (best pbk original),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html |title=Boucercon Nominees |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207060829/http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html |archivedate=7 February 2012 }}</ref> the 2016 [[Audie Awards|Audie Award]] for Best Mystery,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=adrianmckinty|author=Adrian McKinty|number=697141264165294081|date=9 February 2016|title=bloody delighted to be shortlisted for best mystery audiobook! #audies #underdog #blackstoneaudio #mystery}}/photo/1</ref> was a ''Boston Globe'' "Best Book of 2015"<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2015/12/04/the-best-books/pbHAwhg02UDEyRf95kIQiK/story.html</ref> and an ''Irish Times'' "Best Crime Novel of 2015."<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-best-crime-fiction-of-2015-1.2471228#.VnWSu2o6M_E.twitter|title = Irish Times|last = Burke|first = Declan|date = |work = |access-date = |via = }}</ref> *''Rain Dogs'' won the 2017 [[Edgar Award]] (best pbk original)<ref>http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html</ref> and the 2017 [[Barry Award (for crime novels)|Barry Award]].<ref>https://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Barry_Awards.html </ref> It was a ''Boston Globe'' Best Book of 2016,<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2016/12/07/best-books/YogFuxKTVPooo8odn8UQBP/story.html</ref> an ''Irish Times'' Best Crime Novel of 2016<ref>http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-best-crime-fiction-of-2016-1.2901463</ref> and was shortlisted for the 2016 [[Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award|Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award]],<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36413168</ref> the 2016 [[Ned Kelly Award]],<ref>http://www.austcrimewriters.com/content/announcing-2016-ned-kelly-award-shortlists</ref> the [[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]] 2016,<ref>http://mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/cwa-dagger-award-longlists.html</ref> and the 2017 [[Anthony Award]] (best pbk original).<ref>http://bouchercon2017.com/anthony-awards/</ref> *''Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly'' won the 2017 [[Ned Kelly Award]]<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/crime-writers-jane-harper-and-adrian-mckinty-win-ned-kelly-award-for-best-novel-20170831-gy87nw.html</ref>, was short listed for the [[International Thriller Writers Awards]] 2018 (Best Paperback Original Novel)<ref>http://thrillerwriters.org/thriller-awards/</ref>, was short-listed for the 2017 [[CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger]] Award<ref>http://wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com.au/2017/05/cwa-dagger-longlists.html</ref> and was picked as a ''Boston Globe'' best book of 2017.<ref>https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2017/12/13/the-best-books/fam7CEMMpGiOa1loXSayJO/story.html</ref> ==Bibliography== ===Michael Forsythe Trilogy=== #''[[Dead I Well May Be]]'' (Scribner) 2003 #''The Dead Yard'' (Scribner) 2006 #''The Bloomsday Dead'' (Scribner) 2007<ref name="wapo1">{{cite news|last1=Anderson|first1=Patrick|title=Going great guns in Belfast|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501066.html|accessdate=28 March 2016|publisher=Washington Post|date=March 26, 2007}}</ref> ===The Lighthouse Trilogy=== {{main article|The Lighthouse Trilogy}} #''The Lighthouse Land'' (Abrams) 2006 #''The Lighthouse War'' (Abrams) 2007 #''The Lighthouse Keepers'' (Abrams) 2008 ===The Sean Duffy series=== #''The Cold Cold Ground'' (Serpents Tail) 2012 {{ISBN|978-1616147167}} #''I Hear the Sirens in the Street'' (Serpents Tail) 2013 {{ISBN|978-1616147877}} #''[[In the Morning I'll Be Gone]]'' (Serpents Tail) 2014 {{ISBN|978-1616148775}} #''Gun Street Girl'' (Serpents Tail) 2015 {{ISBN|978-1633880009}} #''Rain Dogs'' (Serpents Tail) 2016 {{ISBN|978-1633881303}} #''Police at the Station and They Dont Look Friendly'' (Serpents Tail) 2017 {{ISBN|1781256926}} #''The Detective Up Late'' (Blackstone) 2018<ref>https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/76149-book-deals-week-of-february-26-2018.html</ref> ===Standalone books=== *''Orange Rhymes With Everything'' (Morrow) 1998 *''Hidden River'' (Scribner) 2005 *''Fifty Grand'' (Holt) 2009 *''Falling Glass'' (Serpents Tail) 2011 *''Deviant'' (Abrams) 2011 *''The Sun Is God'' (Serpents Tail in the UK/Seventh Street Books in the US) 2014 ==As editor== *''Belfast Noir'' (Akashic) 2014 with [[Stuart Neville]] ==Notes and references== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * http://www.serpentstail.com/adrian-mckinty * http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.com {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McKinty, Adrian}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1968 births]] [[Category:Male novelists from Northern Ireland]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Warwick]] [[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]] [[Category:Northern Ireland emigrants to Australia]] [[Category:Ned Kelly Award winners]]'