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Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
Adrian McKinty
4.29 AVERAGE
98 reviews for:
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
Adrian McKinty
4.29 AVERAGE
Adrian McKinty is an award-winning Australian novelist and I adore his series about Northern Irish detective Sean Duffy in Belfast in the 1980s. Every reader I know who has found this series has loved it and classed it as a must-read but McKinty is still a bit of an unknown. His new stand alone novel The Chain already has an American film deal so he is about to make it big as an author, but I do recommend you read this series as well. Smart, funny and definitely Irish this novel places Detective Seam Duffy in serious jeopardy with the opening scene leaving Duffy with a gun to his head and no hope of escaping. Readers are then lead on a journey of just how Duffy got himself into this predicament. Avoiding his family relationships, Duffy throws himself into a new murder investigation with chaotic consequences. His personal relationship with his girlfriend is also under pressure as the murder investigation ramps up and the personal danger escalates, as only it can in Northern Ireland just after the troubles. Political threads of Catholics and Protestants, violence, and how the IRA channelled their efforts into drugs and crime after the peace was declared are all part of the 1980s scenes in the latest in this series.
Definitely one for all McKinty fans but it can be easily read as a stand alone crime thriller.
Definitely one for all McKinty fans but it can be easily read as a stand alone crime thriller.
Detective Sean Duffy is back on the streets of Northern Ireland during The Troubles but this time he has a girlfriend and a daughter. Yet once again, he ruffles some seriously powerful feathers and gets into hot water with his superiors, so not much has changed! And once again, Adrian McKinty has delivered an intense, funny and poignant (yes!) story, expertly read by Gerard Doyle in this audiobook.
A known drug dealer is murdered late one night in front of his apartment, by a crossbow bolt no less. But no one claims responsibility, which is odd in these days of vigilante justice. His wife is from Bulgaria, which adds to the confusion (and the worry of Duffy's superiors, who are deathly afraid of another expensive international jaunt, like in the previous book, [b:Rain Dogs|26067711|Rain Dogs (Detective Sean Duffy #5)|Adrian McKinty|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446579608s/26067711.jpg|46002985]). The case gets just far enough to get Duffy and his band of brothers, the other two Carrickfergus detectives, into hot water before being told to back off. But where will these connections lead?
The addition of a daughter brings thoughts of his future into Duffy's head. Both he and Sgt. McCrabben contemplate retirement. But how can they leave the whole department in the young, if capable, hands of DC Lawson? What dangers are afoot for Duffy and, gasp!, his family? And where will domestication lead Duffy?
All these questions and more are answered in this great read. The neighbors were probably tempted to call the authorities themselves, wondering about me as I walked the sidewalks giggling to myself. I would also love it if someone would put together a playlist of Duffy's eclectic taste in late 70s / early 80s music. And the narration is cracker - highly recommended!
A known drug dealer is murdered late one night in front of his apartment, by a crossbow bolt no less. But no one claims responsibility, which is odd in these days of vigilante justice. His wife is from Bulgaria, which adds to the confusion (and the worry of Duffy's superiors, who are deathly afraid of another expensive international jaunt, like in the previous book, [b:Rain Dogs|26067711|Rain Dogs (Detective Sean Duffy #5)|Adrian McKinty|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1446579608s/26067711.jpg|46002985]). The case gets just far enough to get Duffy and his band of brothers, the other two Carrickfergus detectives, into hot water before being told to back off. But where will these connections lead?
The addition of a daughter brings thoughts of his future into Duffy's head. Both he and Sgt. McCrabben contemplate retirement. But how can they leave the whole department in the young, if capable, hands of DC Lawson? What dangers are afoot for Duffy and, gasp!, his family? And where will domestication lead Duffy?
All these questions and more are answered in this great read. The neighbors were probably tempted to call the authorities themselves, wondering about me as I walked the sidewalks giggling to myself. I would also love it if someone would put together a playlist of Duffy's eclectic taste in late 70s / early 80s music. And the narration is cracker - highly recommended!
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5. Great audiobook narrator and a very nicely constructed story. The tension with Beth was a distraction, although I see that it was leading to the conclusion (and it was predictable)
Won as a goodreads giveaway. Exciting, enthralling, and well paced. Throughly enjoyed and will have to check out more from this author
The last book available in the Sean Duffy series and now I feel slightly at a loss. I've spent so much time with this character and grown quite fond of him. The story was engaging and the writing clever and fresh as ever, but I read these books for the characters and they shone once again in this sixth addition to a favorite series!
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Not only does this book have a great title it is also a great read. I highly recommend the audiobooks for this series as you can't beat listening to Sean Duffy with a real Irish accent. Its way better than the one I can imagine in my head. Also when is someone going to put together a playlist for this character? I'd buy that soundtrack.
Superb as the rest of the Sean Duffy series. Lots of musical, literary and historical references that keep readers on their toes. From Chapter 'The Paper, The Scissors, and Michael Stone': 'I sat in the living room by the fire and played with Emma. Put the record player on. "This, Emma, is Luigi Boccherini. Now people are going to tell you that he's courtly, old-fashioned, even boring, but you just listen to the warmth of that melody,eh?" Emma was ignoring me and trying to choke herself to death on a Lego brick. I removed the brick from her gob and helped her make a tower.'
Chapter 'Driving Music' 'We were once creatures of the savannah, whose lives were mapped by the journeys of the great migrating herds across the rift valley. We can't live like this. Stationary, on top of one another. It's bad for our mental health.'
Chapter 'Driving Music' 'We were once creatures of the savannah, whose lives were mapped by the journeys of the great migrating herds across the rift valley. We can't live like this. Stationary, on top of one another. It's bad for our mental health.'