Adrian McKinty
Adrian McKinty is an Irish novelist. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1968 and grew up in Victoria Council Estate, Carrickfergus, County Antrim. He read law at the University of Warwick and politics and philosophy at the University of Oxford. He moved to the United States in the early 1990s, living first in Harlem, New York and from 2001 onwards Denver, Colorado where he taught high school English and began writing fiction. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and two children.[1]
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| Born | 1968 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | University of Warwick, University of Oxford |
| Period | 1990s- |
| Genres | Crime Fiction, Young Adult Fiction |
| Literary movement | Celtic New Wave in Crime Fiction |
| Notable work(s) | Dead I Well May Be (Dead Trilogy) |
| Notable award(s) | Steel Dagger Shortlist 2004, Beehive Award Shortlist 2008, Audie Award 2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Leah |
| Children | Arwynn, Sophie |
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[edit] Writing career
McKinty has written twelve books, six of which form two trilogies.[2] He is primarily known as a writer of genre fiction: crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction. McKinty writes in a stylized prose manner with echoes of James Ellroy, and Elmore Leonard. Publishers Weekly has called him "one of his generation's leading talents" [3] and Patrick Anderson of the Washington Post has praised McKinty as a leading light in the new wave of Irish crime novelists whose most celebrated members are Ken Bruen, Declan Hughes and John Connolly.[4] McKinty has been criticised for the explicit use of violence in his novels,[5] however John O'Connor reviewing McKinty's "Fifty Grand" in The Guardian [6] called him a "master of modern noir, up there with the likes of Dennis Lehane." McKinty uses the classic noir tropes of revenge and betrayal to explore his characters' existential quest for meaning in an often bleak but lyrically intense universe.[7]
[edit] Awards
- His debut crime novel Dead I Well May Be was short-listed for the CWA Steel Dagger Award 2004.[8]
- His debut young adult novel The Lighthouse Land was shortlisted for the 2008 Young Hoosier Award [9] and the 2008 Beehive Award [10]
- The Dead Yard was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 12 Best Novels of 2006 [11] and won the 2007 Audie Award for best thriller/suspense.[12]
- The Bloomsday Dead was long-listed for the 2009 World Book Day Award.[13]
- Fifty Grand won the 2010 Spinetingler Award for best novel [14] and was longlisted for the 2011 Theakston Best British Crime Novel Award [15]
- Audible.com selected Falling Glass as the Best Mystery or Thriller of 2011[16]
[edit] Journalism
McKinty has written articles and book reviews for The Washington Post,[17] The Times,[18] The Australian,[19] The Melbourne Age[20] and Harpers Magazine.[21]
[edit] Michael Forsythe Trilogy
- Dead I Well May Be (Scribner) 2003
- The Dead Yard (Scribner) 2006
- The Bloomsday Dead (Scribner) 2007
[edit] The Lighthouse Trilogy
- The Lighthouse Land (Abrams) 2006
- The Lighthouse War (Abrams) 2007
- The Lighthouse Keepers (Abrams) 2008
[edit] The Sean Duffy Trilogy
- The Cold Cold Ground (Serpents Tail) 2012 [2]
[edit] Individual novels
- Orange Rhymes With Everything (Morrow) 1998
- Hidden River (Scribner) 2005
- Fifty Grand (Holt) 2009
- Falling Glass (Serpents Tail) 2011
- Deviant (Abrams) 2011
[edit] Personal life
After graduating from Oxford University in 1993 McKinty moved to New York City and found work as a security guard, barman, bookstore clerk, rugby coach, door to door salesman and librarian. In 2000 he relocated to Denver, Colorado to become a high school English teacher. In 2008 he and his family moved to St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.[1][22]
[edit] Trivia
- In 2008 McKinty alleged that he had been offered books for sale from Ernest Hemingway's Cuban residence,[23] the Finca Vigia.
- In 1999 McKinty played loose head prop forward for the Jerusalem Lions Rugby Team.[22]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b [1]
- ^ a b http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/adrian-mckinty/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Yard-Novel-Adrian-McKinty/dp/0743499484
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2007/03/25/AR2007032501066.html
- ^ http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Dead_I_Well_May_Be.html
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/aug/08/fifty-grand-adrian-mckinty-review
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Thriller-Cannibals-Captured-Popular/dp/0345481232#reader_0345481232
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CWA_Ian_Fleming_Steel_Dagger
- ^ http://indiana.statebookawards.com/html/yhba_nominees__2008-2009_6-8_m.html
- ^ http://www.clau.org/0708nomslink.html
- ^ http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6388182.html
- ^ http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/2007audies.html
- ^ http://www.spread-the-word.org.uk/pages/books-2009/books.asp
- ^ http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2010/05/01/2010-spinetingler-award-rising-star-winner/
- ^ http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/33732
- ^ http://www.audible.com/mt/Best_of_2011_Mysteries_and_Thrillers
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/18/AR2007041802362.html
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article4105740.ece
- ^ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/ice-cold-killers-run-rampant-in-ellroys-imagined-america/story-e6frg8no-1225780490628
- ^ http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/books/heres-what-went-down/2009/11/27/1258824820060.html
- ^ http://harpers.org/archive/1997/09/0059291
- ^ a b http://www.radionz.co.nz/search?mode=results&queries_all_query=mckinty
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article4105740.ece?token=null&offset=0
