Tom Morton writes:
I'm not going to spend a lot of time reviewing this just now, as I have the other two books in the 'Dead' series by Adrian McKinty loaded and ready to go on the Kindle. And I can't wait to get started on them.
But seeing as it's St Paddy's Day I thought an Irish dimension to Thrillfilter wouldn't go amiss. And this, McKinty's first book, is currently available for just 89p as a Kindle download.
Dead I Well May Be is strong stuff, though. Extremely violent in an occasionally self-conscious James Ellroy manner, and featuring a central character who has a tendency to quote poetry and the classics, as well as meander through the horrors and happiness of his Ulster past. While killing and maiming sometimes relatively innocent people in the most awful way. You will discover, if you didn't already know, what a 'Belfast six-pack' is. And it's most decidedly nothing attractive.
The plot? A classic (and full of classical references) revenge thriller, featuring Michael, on the run from benefit fraud in Belfast. And that's the least of his problems. Now working for an Irish crime syndicate in New York as an enforcer. Things do not go well. And then they get worse.
Huge pace and energy, some wonderfully crazed meditative moments, A great picture (from McKinty's own experience) of the 90s Irish underground in NYC. I absolutely loved it. On to the next! Oh, and McKinty, who now lives in Australia, has an excellent blog.
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