Hidden River by Adrian Mckinty
Alexander Lawson is an ex-detective for Northern Ireland?s police force. After a disastrous six-month stint in the drug squad, he became addicted to heroin and resigned in disgrace. Now twenty-four, sickly, and on the dole, Alex learns that his high school love, Victoria Patawasti, has been murdered in America. Victoria?s wealthy family sends Alex to Colorado to investigate the case, and he seizes the opportunity for a chance at redemption. But things don?t go exactly as planned. Struggling to kick his heroin habit, forced to go on the run after the only credible witness to Victoria?s murder is accidentally killed, wanted by both the Colorado cops and the Ulster police who believe he has information about a corruption scandal, and with the murderer closing all the time, Alex will have a fight on his hands just to stay alive, never mind solving the case.
?If you?re a writer, embarking on a new piece, beware of reading anything by Adrian McKintyHe is a cross between Mickey Spillane and Damon Runyon - the toughest, the best? Frank McCourt ?I really enjoyed [Dead I Well May Be?s] combination of toughness and a striking literary style. Both those things are evident in Hidden River and the plot also has a great twist at the end. McKinty is going places? Peter Guttridge, Observer ?Dead I Well May Be was a wild, riveting roller-coaster of a read. This [Hidden River] more measured and disciplined adventure is equally exciting and engaging thanks to tight plotting and vivid characterisation? Irish Independent ?[Hidden River] takes a leap into even more rarefied company and promotes the US-resident Irish author into the premier league of crime... The laconic but lyrical voice and downbeat humour will seduce you and mark McKinty out as a true original? Guardian
Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland at the height of the Troubles. He studied politics at Oxford University and after a failed legal career he moved to the US in the early 1990s. He found work as a security guard, postman, construction worker, barman, rugby coach and bookstore clerk before becoming a school teacher in Denver, where he now lives.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852428877 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852428872 |
| Title | Hidden River |
| Author | Adrian Mckinty |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-02-24 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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