Adrian McKinty Press Reviews
The Chain is diabolical, unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word 'relentless.' McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He writes with confidence, heart, and style to spare. He's the real deal -- Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Since We Fell
Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page. -- Alafair Burke, bestselling author of The Better Sister and The Wife
McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but don't give in: this writing -- sharply observant, intelligent and shot through with black humor -- should be savored -- Tana French, NY Times bestselling author of The Witch Elm and The Tresspasser
A masterpiece. The Chain is one of the finest novels ever produced in the genre - up there with Marathon Man and Red Dragon. It just doesn't get any better than this. I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime -- Steve Cavanagh, author of smash-hit Thirteen
You have never read anything quite like The Chain and you will never be able to forget it. Brilliant. Beautifully written. A masterpiece of tension. It scared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! The Chain belongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers like Gone Girl and The Silence of the Lambs. This is nothing short of Jaws for parents -- Don Winslow
Utterly brilliant - Elly Griffiths
Diabolical, unnerving, relentless - Dennis Lehane
THE CHAIN does for parenting what GONE GIRL did for marriage. A must-read thriller - James Swallow
Terrifying. Terrific - Mick Herron
What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I'm quite jealous - Anthony Horowitz
An electrifying thriller - one of the very best of its kind - Fiona Cummins
I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime - Steve Cavanagh
Explosively brilliant. Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible - Observer
Striking, memorable, should be savoured - Tana French
A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant - Mark Billingham
A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it - Don Winslow
Incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time - Stephen King
I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year - Daily Telegraph
You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed - Val McDermid
Scary, plausible, gripping - Ian Rankin
A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype - Guardian
The book everyone is talking about - Mirror
A heart-stopping roller coaster - Daily Mail
About Adrian McKinty
Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Northern Ireland. He studied law, politics and philosophy at university. He moved to New York City in the early nineties where he worked in bars, bookstores and building sites. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia and writes a popular blog on film, music, politics and literature at adrianmckinty.blogspot.com and tweets @adrianmckinty.
McKinty is best known for his series of Sean Duffy thrillers. The first, The Cold Cold Ground, was published in 2012 and won the 2013 Spinetingler Award and its sequel I Hear The Sirens In The Street has been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Awards 2013, 2014 Le Prix SNCF du Polar, the Barry Awards 2014 and longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2014.
Maxim Jakubowski's view on Adrian McKinty...
The stylish Irish author who now lives in Australia but was for many years in America has followed his DEAD trilogy with FIFTY GRAND, a powerful revenge novel set in Cuba and Colorado, with a female Havana cop on the rampage in a mission to avenge her dead father. Staccato prose, poetic landscapes and an unforgettable heroine all conspire to make this one of the big crime novels of the past year. A must.
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