Duffy the keen observer, the perfect protagonist. For all of its brutality, the book is subtle and nuanced….

“The rage, dissent and blind self-interest of “the Troubles” are the perfect backdrop for this brutal noir masterpiece…. 'If Raymond Chandler had grown up in Northern Ireland, The Cold Cold Ground is what he would have written.' –RT BOOK REVIEWS Four Stars (Compelling – Page-turner) “McKinty kicks off a trilogy with this 1981 Belfast-set tale that provides a fascinating look at everyday life in Northern Ireland during “the Troubles.” The protagonist is clever and funny, the interaction of the police and various factions is eye-opening and the mystery is intriguing, with an unexpected twist at the end.” has another expertly crafted crime trilogy going here, and readers will want to see what he in the next two.' 'Everything in this novel hits all the right notes, from its brilliant evocation of time and place to razor-sharp dialogue to detailed police procedures. An utterly brilliant novel with its own unique voice.” “A razor-sharp thriller set against the backdrop of a country in chaos, told with style, courage, and dark-as-night wit. buoyed through the murderous chaos by his love of classical, punk, and new-wave music, the Greek philosopher Epicurus, and frothy pints of Guinness.” “A dark-humored shamus in the Phillip Marlowe tradition, is. “The best crime novel that I've read in a long time.

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Add to this the fact that, as a Catholic policeman, it doesn't matter which side he's on, because nobody trusts him, and Sergeant Duffy really is in a no-win situation. It's no easy job-especially when it turns out that one of the victims was involved in the IRA but was last seen discussing business with someone from the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force. Detective Sergeant Duffy is the man tasked with trying to get to the bottom of it all. Hunger strikes, riots, power cuts, a homophobic serial killer with a penchant for opera, and a young woman's suicide that may yet turn out to be murder: on the surface, the events are unconnected, but then things-and people-aren't always what they seem.

'McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years.' -Tana French Fast-paced, evocative, and brutal, The Cold Cold Ground is a brilliant depiction of Belfast at the height of the Troubles-and of a cop treading a thin, thin line-from The New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author Adrian McKinty.

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