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VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL. YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN: YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN "YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST. AND YOU WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE THE LAST."

A mysterious suicide and double murder are at the heart of this powerful thriller set in Northern Ireland amidst the Troubles, from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty "McKinty is in full command of language, plot, and setting in a terrifying period of history..." --Library Journal (starred review) Belfast, 1985. Amid the Troubles, Detective Sean Duffy, a Catholic cop in the Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary, struggles with burnout as he investigates a brutal double murder and suicide. Did Michael Kelly really shoot his parents at point-blank and then jump off a nearby cliff? A suicide note points to this conclusion, but Duffy suspects even more sinister circumstances. He soon discovers that Kelly was present at a decadent Oxford party where a cabinet minister's daughter died of a heroin overdose, which may or may not have something to do with Kelly's subsequent death. New evidence leads elsewhere: gun runners, arms dealers, the British government, and a rogue American agent with a fake identity. Duffy thinks he's getting somewhere when agents from MI5 show up at his doorstep and try to recruit him, thus taking him off the investigation. Duffy is in it up to his neck, doggedly pursuing a case that may finally prove his undoing.

In this intensely riveting, action-packed novel, "virtuoso mayhem machine" (Booklist) Michael Forsythe returns to his native Ireland -- where a dangerous and beautiful old flame causes way more trouble than he bargained for. Running hotel security at a resort in Lima, Peru, Michael has been lying low and staying out of trouble -- until two Colombian hit men hold him at gunpoint, and force him to take a call from his ex-lover, Bridget Callaghan. At that moment she offers him a terrible choice: come to Ireland and find my daughter, or my men will kill you -- now. Once in Dublin, in the span of a single day, Michael penetrates the heart of an IRA network, escapes his own kidnapping, and then worms his way into a sinister criminal underground in search of the missing girl. But before the day is out, Michael once again finds himself face-to-face with his kidnappers -- as well as the lovely and murderous Bridget. There he must confront a series of shocking truths about himself -- and do whatever it takes to stay alive.

In this gripping installment of the Sean Duffy detective series by Adrian McKinty, Detective Inspector Duffy navigates the tumultuous 1990s in Northern Ireland. As he investigates the disappearance of a teenage girl, he uncovers a dark underworld, raising the stakes for himself and his loved ones. Will he survive this final case?

"As he investigates a bizarre killing with an unusual weapon, Detective Sean Duffy only narrowly escapes becoming the next victim of the sinister underworld of 1980s Belfast"--Provided by publisher.

Rain Dogs, a stunning installment in the Sean Duffy thriller series, following the Edgar Award-nominated Gun Street Girl, is another standout in a superior series (Booklist). 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?

"A Catholic cop tracks an IRA master bomber amidst the sectarian violence of the conflict in Northern Ireland The early 1980s. Belfast. Sean Duffy, a conflicted Catholic cop in the Protestant RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary), is recruited by MI5 to hunt down Cormac McCann, an IRA master bomber who has made a daring escape from the notorious Maze Prison. In the course of his investigations Sean discovers a woman who may hold the key to Cormac's whereabouts; she herself wants justice for her daughter who died in mysterious circumstances in a pub locked from the inside. Sean knows that if he can crack the "locked room mystery," the bigger mystery of Cormac's whereabouts might be revealed to him as a reward. Meanwhile the clock is ticking down to the Conservative Party Conference in Brighton in 1984, where Mrs. Thatcher is due to give a keynote speech..."--

Sean Duffy knows there's no such thing as a perfect crime. But a torso in a suitcase is pretty close. Still, one tiny clue is all it takes, and there it is. A tattoo. So Duffy, fully fit and back at work after the severe trauma of his last case, is ready to follow the trail of blood - however faint - that always connects a body to its killer.

It's been five years since Michael Forsythe slaughtered Darkey White and his crew of thugs in Harlem. Five years spent in the Witness Protection Program with a price on his head and not much to do with his days. Allowed to take a holiday at last, Michael heads to Spain, but he's arrested after a football riot and brought to a Spanish prison.

This is a riveting, muscular thriller set amid the gang violence of early 90s New York. The reader guns unswervingly for McKinty's hero - the green-eyed, quick-witted Michael Forsyth - during his brief career as henchman to a crime boss, his fall from grace and subsequent imprisonment. Michael?s escape from a Mexican jail and tortuous return to New York is an exhilarating, unforgettable sequence that culminates in a clinical and bloody denouement. A masterclass in revenge narrative, Dead I Well May Be delivers explosive action with gallows humour and a poet's touch.

Part 3 of The Dead TrilogyMichael Forsythe might be, as one of his assailants puts it, 'un-f*cking-killable', but that doesn't seem to deter people from trying. He's living in Lima, reasonably well-hidden by the FBI's Witness Protection Program, but Bridget Callaghan, whose fianc� he murdered twelve years ago, has an enduring wish to see him dead. So when her two assassins pass him the phone to speak to her before they kill him, Michael thinks she just wants to relish the moment. In fact, out of desperation, she is giving him a chance to redeem himself. All he has to do is return to Ireland and find her missing daughter. Before midnight.Tenacious and brutal, with the hunted man's instinct for trouble, Forsythe leaves a trail of mayhem as he tries to end the bloody feud once and for all. The Bloomsday Dead pulsates with break-neck action and wry literary references; McKinty's distinctly Irish voice packs a ferocious punch.'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'IAN RANKIN

After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom. When they discover a remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead. Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive.[Bokinfo]

In a 1981 Northern Ireland rife with sectarian violence, Catholic detective Sean Duffy investigates a serial killer who is targeting gay men--a series of murders that may have political implications as well.

A thriller that takes you to the heart of New York City's most bloody era. A writer whose dialogue is as hard and true as the streets.

Lee Child, Eoin McNamee, and others explore the dark corners and alleyways of Belfast.

When Jamie's mother inherits a small island, and moves her little family from Harlem to Ireland, her troubled son sees a chance to start over, far away from the bullies and the pitying stares. Cancer has left Jamie without an arm or the will to speak. But Muck Island offers more than solitude and sea views. Jamie learns that he is heir to an ancient title, Laird of Muck, Guardian of the Passage, and certain otherworldly responsibilities. With the help of a mysterious object he discovers in the island's old lighthouse, Jamie sets out on a dangerous mission that will change the course of his life, and possibly the universe, forever.

New York Times bestselling author Adrian McKinty continues the Edgar Award-winning Sean Duffy series with Hang On St. Christopher. Rain slicked streets, riots, murder, chaos. It's July 1992 and the Troubles in Northern Ireland are still grinding on after twenty-five apocalyptic years. Detective Inspector Sean Duffy got his family safely over the water to Scotland, to "Shortbread Land." Duffy's a part-timer now, only returning to Belfast six days a month to get his pension. It's an easy gig, if he can keep his head down. But then a murder case falls into his lap while his protégé is on holiday in Spain. A carjacking gone wrong and the death of a solitary, middle-aged painter. But something's not right, and as Duffy probes he discovers the painter was an IRA assassin. So, the question becomes: Who hit the hit man and why? This is Duffy's most violent and dangerous case yet and the whole future of the burgeoning "peace process" may depend upon it. Based on true events, Duffy must unentangle parallel operations by the CIA, MI5, and Special Branch. Duffy attempts to bring a killer to justice while trying to keep himself and his team alive as everything unravels around them. They might not all make it out of this one.

Belfast, 1992. Der ehemalige Detective Inspector Sean Duffy hat sich unlängst mit seiner Familie nach Schottland abgesetzt. In Belfast ist er nur noch tageweise. Doch als ein Landschaftsmaler ermordet wird, muss Duffy ein paar Extratage dranhängen. Alles sieht nach Autodiebstahl mit tödlichem Finale aus: Jemand hatte es auf den Jaguar des Opfers abgesehen, wurde überrascht, eine Waffe ist losgegangen. Doch ein Blick auf die Werke des Malers wirft die Frage auf, wie er damit genug Geld für einen Luxuswagen hatte verdienen können. Und wieso hat er regelmäßig eine Telefonnummer in der Republik Irland angerufen? Eine Nummer, die zu IRA-Funktionären im Exil führt. Duffy lässt sich nicht mit einfachen Lösungen abspeisen und gräbt tiefer. Bis er selbst von allen Seiten unter Beschuss gerät … Im Belfast der Neunziger ist plötzlich alles anders: Der Milchmann hat seinen Dienst quittiert, die Musik kommt von CD, und der katholische Bulle Sean Duffy ist ein Familienmensch mit Hauptwohnsitz in Schottland. Doch als er von einem dubiosen Mordfall auf den Plan gerufen wird, will Duffy unbedingt beweisen, dass ein alter Hund sehr wohl neue Tricks lernen kann.

Nach zwölf Jahren auf der Flucht kehrt Michael Forsythe nach Belfast zurück. Er hat vierundzwanzig Stunden Zeit, die entführte Tochter seiner großen Liebe Bridget wiederzufinden. Versagt er, hat er zum letzten Mal versagt ... Michael Forsythe steht mal wieder auf der Abschußliste. Selbst nach zwölf Jahren im Zeugenschutzprogramm stöbern ihn zwei Killer in seinem Versteck in Lima auf. Sie halten ihm eine Knarre an den Kopf und drücken ihm ein Telefon in die Hand. Am anderen Ende der Leitung: Bridget Callaghan, seine große Liebe, die mit ihm noch eine Rechnung offen hat. Um sein Leben zu retten, soll Michael Bridgets entführte Tochter finden. Ihm bleiben dafür vierundzwanzig Stunden. Michael kehrt also in seine Heimat Belfast zurück und taucht in die Unterwelt der Stadt ein. Dort wird er mit einer erschreckenden Wahrheit konfrontiert …

Ein gnadenloser Killer jagt die Exfrau eines mächtigen Unternehmers und einen wortgewandten Gangster durch Irland. Ein atemloses Katz-und-Maus-Spiel, an dessen Ende alle ihren Frieden finden – und sei es im Tod. Killian ist ein Spezialist darin, Menschen zu finden, die nicht gefunden werden wollen. Richard Coulter, Besitzer einer Fluglinie mit Beziehungen zu den höchsten politischen Kreisen Irlands, bietet ihm eine halbe Million Pfund, wenn er seine Exfrau Rachel und die beiden Töchter zu ihm zurückbringt. Killian wittert den Job seines Lebens, doch er stellt bald fest, daß er nicht der erste ist, der sich an Rachel die Zähne ausbeißt. Als er merkt, daß ein russischer Killer auf ihn angesetzt wurde, und ihm klar wird, daß es um mehr als eine Familienangelegenheit geht, muß Killian sich entscheiden, auf wessen Seite er steht.