from PhilipJHunt

5th book in the DI Sean Duffy series set in the Troubles of Northern Ireland. I've read two of the series, and will probably go back to the beginning if I can find the earlier ones. McKinty brings his own erudition to shape Duffy's character. The plot is masterfully complete with twists and turns...

from Robert3167

A drug dealer is fatally shot with a crossbow. Investigating this leads to Sean Duffy digging his own shallow grave, surrounded by an IRA hit squad. By book six Duffy has been shot, stabbed and blown up several times but this time he falls for the oldest trick in the world and it looks like he's ...

from Unkletom

I first encountered Detective Sean Duffy, the subject of many of globetrotting author Adrian McKinty's books, when I read The Cold, Cold Ground, the first book in this excellent series. Duffy leads a precarious existence. As a policeman in Northern Ireland, he walks one of the least enviable beat...

from Beamis12

Sean Duffy, one of a few Catholics in Northern Ireland police force, he has been promoted and demoted for many years. A cross bow as a murder weapon, unusual but it is 1988 and Ireland is torn between many different factions, the IRA a dangerous thorn in the side of the police. This murder though...

from AmberMcWilliams

A gorgeous grim romp. Compelling and fun while being properly aware of the nastiness of the Irish troubles... Loved it.