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thanasisp's review against another edition
5.0
4,5/5
Είσαι λατρεία ρε Ντάφυ... Αν και ελαφρώς κατώτερο από τα δύο πρώτα, παραμένει σταθερή αξία. Αν δεν τα έχετε διαβάσει, κάντε το. Χθες.
Είσαι λατρεία ρε Ντάφυ... Αν και ελαφρώς κατώτερο από τα δύο πρώτα, παραμένει σταθερή αξία. Αν δεν τα έχετε διαβάσει, κάντε το. Χθες.
dbborton's review against another edition
5.0
Sean Duffy is a fascinating, complicated character, and in this book he's in an impossible situation, as usual. The reader is put in an impossible situation as well, both wanting and not wanting him to succeed in his quest.
lareads's review
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
meganpbennett's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
In the morning I'll be gone picks up very quickly after I hear sirens in the street, when Duffy was demoted. The book opens with him high as a kite, playing a video game, and ignoring his pager. He only picks up the phone out of boredom, and learns that several high profile IRA bombers have escaped the H Blocks and are on the loose in Northern Ireland. Nothing happens until he is drummed out of the RUC. And then recruited by MI5, who are trying to catch the nastiest bomber of the group.
Like the other Sean Duffy books, this one has a murder investigation at the heart of it. In this case, what looks like an accidental death, of the IRA bomber's sister in law. It's a perfect locked room mystery, this investigation.
As usual, real people play and events play important parts in the story - Joseph Kennedy's visit to Belfast and the Brighton bombing. It's a fascinating look into Northern Ireland.
Like the other Sean Duffy books, this one has a murder investigation at the heart of it. In this case, what looks like an accidental death, of the IRA bomber's sister in law. It's a perfect locked room mystery, this investigation.
As usual, real people play and events play important parts in the story - Joseph Kennedy's visit to Belfast and the Brighton bombing. It's a fascinating look into Northern Ireland.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
dustin_o's review
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
elvis_waugh's review against another edition
5.0
This book was touted to end the trilogy of Sean Duffy novels ... so glad that is wrong. First the narrator - utterly superb. That Irish accent - honey sweet hope he reads the rest of the series.
There's the usual mix of conspiracy, murder and violence one would expect of Northern Ireland in the early 80s.
Duffy, a maverick cop, imbued with dark, witty and self-deprecating humour. His discerning taste in music begs for a playlist to be included too. Dude keeps a Blind Willie Johnson cassette in his car (remember it is the 80s). MARRY ME!
There's the usual mix of conspiracy, murder and violence one would expect of Northern Ireland in the early 80s.
Duffy, a maverick cop, imbued with dark, witty and self-deprecating humour. His discerning taste in music begs for a playlist to be included too. Dude keeps a Blind Willie Johnson cassette in his car (remember it is the 80s). MARRY ME!
lep42's review against another edition
4.0
Well that was bloody brilliant. Even though this one got off to a slow start, I think it's my favorite in the trilogy. McKjnty's background. studying philosophy really shines through. In several places this one had an existential bent reminding me of Camus's The Stranger. He's also adept at the epilogue (although hindsight is 20/20) with his musings on the history of Troubles and playing the long game. All and all thanks to Allan for introducing me to McKinty.
delaneyswann's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I loved the third installment of the Sean Duffy series. I listened on audible and the performance was (and I begrudge to say this because my dad has been trying to get me to listen for 10 months) really really good. The protagonist is extremely lovable, despite self-destructive tendencies, and his motivations for staying in the destructive culture of the troubles-era Northern Ireland are well developed. Really really fun to read or listen to.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence
ericwelch's review
5.0
I wish this were not a trilogy. This is the third (and presumably the last) of McKinty’s “Troubles” trilogy. Disgraced and thrown off the police force after having been reduced in rank after his dissing of the FBI in the second volume, Sean is sought out by Special Branch to help locate Dermot McCann, an old acquaintance and IRA terrorist, who had escaped from jail. They fear he is about to embark on a new bombing campaign. They hope his knowledge of the area and McCann’s friends, not to mention that they know he’s a really good detective, will help them locate the terrorist.
To make things really interesting, McKinty adds a locked room mystery to the mix. Mary Fitzgerald’s daughter, Lizzie, had died, ostensibly in a tragic accident as she was closing up her father’s bar. All the doors were locked and barred, there were bars on the windows, there was no attic, and no entrance through the basement. Supposedly she was changing a light bulb by standing on the bar, slipped, fell, and broke her neck. All the evidence points to an accident, but the part-time coroner insists her injuries were not consistent with a fall.
Mary Fitzgerald knows where McCann is and offers a trade: Dermot’s location for Lizzie’s killer.
The last chapter, really a form of epilogue is a bit strange. It foretells what McKinty knows will happen politically with a bit of puppet stringing thrown in for good measure. “I’ll tell you a little story. After victory in the Franco-Prussian war, an adjutant went to General Von Moltke and told him that his name would ring through the ages with the greatest generals in history, with Napoleon, with Caesar, with Alexander. But Moltke shook his head sadly and explained that he could never be considered a great general because he had ‘never conducted a retreat.’” “And that’s what you’ve been doing here, is it? Conducting a retreat?”
Duffy is a great character, a Catholic in a Protestant institution, the RUC and we see what desperate straits Northern Ireland was in during the euphemistically named “Troubles.” I hope McKinty brings him back. In the meantime, I intend to read his other books.
Read the series in order.
To make things really interesting, McKinty adds a locked room mystery to the mix. Mary Fitzgerald’s daughter, Lizzie, had died, ostensibly in a tragic accident as she was closing up her father’s bar. All the doors were locked and barred, there were bars on the windows, there was no attic, and no entrance through the basement. Supposedly she was changing a light bulb by standing on the bar, slipped, fell, and broke her neck. All the evidence points to an accident, but the part-time coroner insists her injuries were not consistent with a fall.
Mary Fitzgerald knows where McCann is and offers a trade: Dermot’s location for Lizzie’s killer.
The last chapter, really a form of epilogue is a bit strange. It foretells what McKinty knows will happen politically with a bit of puppet stringing thrown in for good measure. “I’ll tell you a little story. After victory in the Franco-Prussian war, an adjutant went to General Von Moltke and told him that his name would ring through the ages with the greatest generals in history, with Napoleon, with Caesar, with Alexander. But Moltke shook his head sadly and explained that he could never be considered a great general because he had ‘never conducted a retreat.’” “And that’s what you’ve been doing here, is it? Conducting a retreat?”
Duffy is a great character, a Catholic in a Protestant institution, the RUC and we see what desperate straits Northern Ireland was in during the euphemistically named “Troubles.” I hope McKinty brings him back. In the meantime, I intend to read his other books.
Read the series in order.