Name: the bloomsday dead,a novel
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Author: Adrian McKinty
ISBN: 9781451613230

Type

Physical Book

Author

Adrian McKinty

Publisher

Scribner

Year

2010

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.37 kg.

ISBN

1451613237

ISBN13

9781451613230

Synopsis "the bloomsday dead,a novel"

In the heart-stopping finale of the Dead trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Chain, tough guy Michael Forsythe--bad-boy antihero of the critically acclaimed Dead I Well May Be and The Dead Yard--returns to his native Ireland, where a dangerous and beautiful old flame forces Michael to look for her daughter, who has mysteriously disappeared in Belfast. Laying low in South America, Michael has been running security for the Miraflores Hilton in Lima, Peru, juggling temperamental tourists, irksome dignitaries, and the occasional lady of the night. But Michael's colorful life in Lima comes to a violent halt with the arrival of two Colombian hit men who trap him in one of the hotel's rooms and force him at gunpoint to take a call from Bridget Callaghan in Ireland. Michael and Bridget have a lot of history. For one, they used to be lovers. For another, Michael killed Bridget's husband. Bridget offers Michael a terrible choice: come find my daughter, or my men will kill you--now. Michael arrives in Dublin on Bloomsday, June 16th, the date that James Joyce's Ulysses takes place--but whether this coincidence augurs well for him or foretells his end can't yet be known. In the span of this single day, he penetrates the heart of an IRA network, is kidnapped, escapes, then worms his way into the criminal underground in search of the missing girl. Never certain who to trust, Michael keeps his revolver close at hand--and doesn't hesitate to use it--outsmarting at every turn any number of determined would-be assassins. Before the day is out, on a windswept ocean cliff, Michael finds himself face-to-face with the kidnappers as well as the lovely and murderous Bridget. It is there that he must finally confront a series of shocking truths--not just about others but, above all, about himself as well. Riveting, violent, witty, and lyrical, The Bloomsday Dead is vintage McKinty. Packed with crackling dialogue and one-of-a-kind characters, here is an unforgettable new crime novel from a master of literary suspense and the author of The Dead Yard, which Publishers Weekly named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006.

Adrian McKinty

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Adrian McKinty es un escritor norirlandés reconocido por sus novelas de crimen y suspenso. Nació el 6 de septiembre de 1968 en Belfast, Irlanda del Norte, durante un período marcado por conflictos políticos y sociales conocidos como "The Troubles". Estudió Derecho en la Universidad de Warwick, en Inglaterra, aunque decidió dedicarse por completo a la escritura.

A lo largo de su carrera ha publicado numerosas novelas que han recibido elogios por su estilo ágil, sus personajes complejos y sus tramas llenas de tensión. Entre sus obras más destacadas se encuentra la serie protagonizada por el detective Sean Duffy, ambientada en la Irlanda del Norte de los años ochenta. Gracias a esta colección, McKinty obtuvo importantes premios literarios y el reconocimiento internacional.

En 2019 alcanzó un enorme éxito con la novela The Chain (La cadena), un thriller psicológico que se convirtió en un éxito de ventas y fue traducido a numerosos idiomas. Su capacidad para combinar el suspenso con una profunda exploración de los personajes ha consolidado su prestigio dentro del género policial.

Actualmente, Adrian McKinty es considerado uno de los autores más influyentes de la novela negra contemporánea y continúa escribiendo obras que cautivan a lectores de todo el mundo.

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