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Caimh McDonnell

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Caimh McDonnell is an Irish novelist. Born in Limerick and raised in Dublin, McDonnell is a former stand-up comedian and TV writer.[1][2][3] McDonnell primarily writes comic crime thrillers.[4]

His Stranger Times series, which melds urban fantasy, paranormal, and humour with crime, is written under the pen name of C.K McDonnell. [5][6]

McDonnell has written fourteen novels while his TV writing credits include Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, The Sarah Millican Television Programme, and the children's CBBC animated series Pet Squad which he created.[7][8]

A Man With One of Those Faces, his debut novel, was nominated for best novel at the 2017 CAP awards.[9]

His novel I Have Sinned was shortlisted for the Kindle Storyteller Award in 2019.[10]

Novels

The Dublin Trilogy

  • A Man With One of Those Faces (2016)
  • The Day That Never Comes (2017)
  • Angels in the Moonlight (2017) (prequel)
  • Last Orders (2018)
  • Dead Man's Sins (2021)
  • Firewater Blues (2022)

McGarry Stateside Series

  • Disaster Inc (2018)
  • I Have Sinned (2019)
  • The Quiet Man (2020)

MCM Investigations Series

  • The Final Game (2020)
  • Deccie Must Die (2022)

The Stranger Times (as C.K McDonnell)

  • The Stranger Times (2021)
  • This Charming Man (2022)

Stand-alone novels

  • Welcome to Nowhere (2020)

References

  1. ^ "C.K. McDonnell - Biography". Penguin. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Caimh McDonnell - Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Book Review: The Day That Never Comes". The Quiet Knitterer. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Caimh McDonnell - About Caimh". Caimh McDonnell. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ^ "The best recent science fiction and fantasy reviews roundup". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Colin Callender's Playground Nabs Rights to C.K. McDonnell's 'The Stranger Times'". Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Johnson & Alcock". Johnson & Alcock. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ^ Pet Squad (Animation, Comedy, Family), Darrall Macqueen, Inspidea, March Entertainment, 27 June 2011, retrieved 11 February 2022
  9. ^ "Goodreads - Caimh McDonnell". Goodreads. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  10. ^ "UK Kindle Storyteller Award shortlist revealed". The Bookseller. Retrieved 20 September 2020.


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