Adrian McKinty Book List

Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. After studying philosophy at Oxford University he emigrated to New York City where he lived in Harlem for six years working in bars, bookstores, building sites and finally the basement stacks of the Columbia University Medical School Library in Washington Heights. In April 2008 he moved to St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia with his wife and kids.


Michael Forsythe series

Forsythe is an illegal immigrant from Belfast, Northern Ireland, in New York City

Dead I Well May Be (2003)
The Dead Yard (2006)
The Bloomsday Dead (2007)


Sean Duffy series

Duffy is a detective sergeant and later a detective inspector in 1980s and 90s Northern Ireland

The Cold, Cold Ground (2012)
I Hear the Sirens in the Street (2013)
In the Morning I'll be Gone (2014)
Gun Street Girl (2015)
Rain Dogs (2015)
Police at the Station And They Don't Look Friendly (2017)
The Detective Up Late (2023)


Stand Alone

Orange Rhymes With Everything (1997)
Hidden River (2004)
Fifty Grand (2009)
Falling Glass (2011)
Deviant (2011)
The Sun is God (2014)
The Chain (2019)
The Island (2022)


Critical Acclaim

Dead I Well May Be:

  • Finalist 2004 Steel Dagger Award

I Hear the Sirens In the Street:

  • Finalist 2013 Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel
  • Winner 2014 Barry Award for Best Paperback

In the Morning I'll Be Gone:

  • Winner 2014 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel

Gun Street Girl:

  • Finalist 2015 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel
  • Finalist 2016 Anthony Award for Best Paperback
  • Finalist 2016 Edgar Award for Best Paperback

Rain Dogs:

  • Winner 2017 Barry Award for Best Paperback
  • Winner 2017 Edgar Award for Best Paperback
  • Finalist 2017 Anthony Award for Best Paperback
  • Finalist 2016 Steel Dagger Award
  • Finalist 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel

Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly:

  • Winner 2017 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel
  • Finalist 2018 Thriller Award for Best Paperback

The Chain:

  • Winner 2020 Barry Award for Best Thriller
  • Winner 2020 Macavity Award for Best Mystery
  • Winner 2020 Ned Kelly Award for Best International Novel
  • Winner 2020 Thriller Award for Best Novel