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Hang on St. Christopher (Detective Sean Duffy, #9) was the most recently released book by Adrian McKinty, on March 4th, 2025.

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Adrian McKinty Stats: The highest rated book by Adrian McKinty on Book Notification is In the Morning I'll Be Gone, the 3rd novel in the Detective Sean Duffy series. The second-highest rated book is Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly (Detective Sean Duffy #6).

The most read book by Adrian McKinty on Book Notification is The Chain, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is The Cold Cold Ground (Detective Sean Duffy #1).

Below is a complete list of Adrian McKinty books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Adrian McKinty is the Detective Sean Duffy Series.

List of Michael Forsythe Books in Publication Order

Living in New York as an illegal immigrant, the Irish ex-gangster Michael Forsythe battles with enemies in an attempt to survive.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.1
Dead I Well May Be
2003
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2
8.3
The Dead Yard
2006
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3
8
The Bloomsday Dead
2007
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List of Lighthouse Trilogy Books in Publication Order

YA novels where an Irish teenager discovers a portal to the far off planet Altair. Adventure ensues.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Lighthouse Land
2006
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2
8
The Lighthouse War
2007
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3
8
The Lighthouse Keepers
2008
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List of Detective Sean Duffy Books in Publication Order

Follows a cop solving crimes in 1980s Northern Ireland during political unrest.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.8
The Cold Cold Ground
2012
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2
8.6
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
2013
Go
3
9.3
In the Morning I'll Be Gone
2014
Go
4
9
Gun Street Girl
2015
Go
5
8.8
Rain Dogs
2015
Go
6
9.2
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
2017
Go
7
7.4
The Detective Up Late
2018
Go
8
10
God’s Away on Business
2025
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9
9
Hang on St. Christopher
2025
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List of Detective Sean Duffy Books in Chronological Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
God’s Away on Business
2025
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2
7.8
The Cold Cold Ground
2012
Go
3
8.6
I Hear the Sirens in the Street
2013
Go
4
9.3
In the Morning I'll Be Gone
2014
Go
5
9
Gun Street Girl
2015
Go
6
8.8
Rain Dogs
2015
Go
7
9.2
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly
2017
Go
8
7.4
The Detective Up Late
2018
Go
9
9
Hang on St. Christopher
2025
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"God’s Away on Business" is a prequel.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Orange Rhymes With Everything
1997
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2
6
Hidden River
2004
Go
3
7.3
Fifty Grand
2009
Go
4
8
Falling Glass
2011
Go
5
10
Deviant
2011
Go
6
5.5
The Sun Is God
2014
Go
7
7
The Chain
2019
Go
8
7.2
The Island
2022
Go

List of Akashic Noir Books in Publication Order

Features dark crime stories set in different cities or regions, each written by local authors who capture the gritty vibe of their location.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
San Francisco Noir
2002
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2
Seattle Noir
2003
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3
Bronx Noir
2003
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4
Brooklyn Noir
2004
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5
7
Hasidic Noir
2004
Go
6
Brooklyn Noir 2
2005
Go
7
Chicago Noir
2005
Go
8
Dublin Noir
2005
Go
9
Manhattan Noir
2006
Go
10
4
Miami Noir
2006
Go
11
D.C. Noir
2006
Go
12
Baltimore Noir
2006
Go
13
Twin Cities Noir
2006
Go
14
London Noir
2006
Go
15
10
New Orleans Noir
2007
Go
16
Los Angeles Noir
2007
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17
Wall Street Noir
2007
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18
Havana Noir
2007
Go
19
Detroit Noir
2007
Go
20
Queens Noir
2008
Go
21
Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth
2008
Go
22
Toronto Noir
2008
Go
23
Las Vegas Noir
2008
Go
24
Trinidad Noir
2008
Go
25
D.C. Noir 2
2008
Go
26
Manhattan Noir 2
2008
Go
27
Paris Noir
2008
Go
28
Istanbul Noir
2008
Go
29
Boston Noir
2009
Go
30
Rome Noir
2009
Go
31
San Francisco Noir 2
2009
Go
32
Portland Noir
2009
Go
33
6
Delhi Noir
2009
Go
34
6
Phoenix Noir
2009
Go
35
Los Angeles Noir 2
2010
Go
36
Mexico City Noir
2010
Go
37
Richmond Noir
2010
Go
38
Orange County Noir
2010
Go
39
10
Indian Country Noir
2010
Go
40
Moscow Noir
2010
Go
41
Lone Star Noir
2010
Go
42
Philadelphia Noir
2010
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43
Haiti Noir
2010
Go
44
Copenhagen Noir
2010
Go
45
Pittsburgh Noir
2011
Go
46
San Diego Noir
2011
Go
47
Barcelona Noir
2011
Go
48
4
Cape Cod Noir
2011
Go
49
New Jersey Noir
2011
Go
50
Staten Island Noir
2012
Go
51
When They Are Done With Us
2012
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52
Mumbai Noir
2012
Go
53
Long Island Noir
2012
Go
54
6
Venice Noir
2012
Go
55
Kingston Noir
2012
Go
56
St. Petersburg Noir
2012
Go
57
Kansas City Noir
2012
Go
58
Boston Noir 2
2012
Go
59
USA Noir
2013
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60
Manila Noir
2013
Go
61
Buffalo Noir
2013
Go
62
Dallas Noir
2013
Go
63
Haiti Noir 2
2013
Go
64
Singapore Noir
2014
Go
65
Prison Noir
2014
Go
66
Tel Aviv Noir
2014
Go
67
Tehran Noir
2014
Go
68
10
Belfast Noir
2014
Go
69
Helsinki Noir
2014
Go
70
Rio Noir
2014
Go
71
Providence Noir
2015
Go
72
Chicago Noir: The Classics
2015
Go
73
Memphis Noir
2015
Go
74
Zagreb Noir
2015
Go
75
Marseille Noir
2015
Go
76
Beirut Noir
2015
Go
77
New Orleans Noir: The Classics
2016
Go
78
Stockholm Noir
2016
Go
79
Brussels Noir
2016
Go
80
Mississippi Noir
2016
Go
81
St. Louis Noir
2016
Go
82
Prague Noir
2016
Go
83
San Juan Noir
2016
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84
Oakland Noir
2017
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85
Trinidad Noir: The Classics
2017
Go
86
Atlanta Noir
2017
Go
87
New Haven Noir
2017
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88
Montana Noir
2017
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89
Buenos Aires Noir
2017
Go
90
Montreal Noir
2017
Go
91
Berlin Noir
2018
Go
92
São Paulo Noir
2018
Go
93
6
Santa Cruz Noir
2018
Go
94
Lagos Noir
2018
Go
95
Marrakech Noir
2018
Go
96
7
Baghdad Noir
2018
Go
97
7
Vancouver Noir
2018
Go
98
Sydney Noir
2018
Go
99
Hong Kong Noir
2018
Go
100
6
Amsterdam Noir
2019
Go
101
Milwaukee Noir
2019
Go
102
Houston Noir
2019
Go
103
Nairobi Noir
2020
Go
104
Columbus Noir
2020
Go
105
Santa Fe Noir
2020
Go
106
Alabama Noir
2020
Go
107
Berkeley Noir
2020
Go
108
7
Addis Ababa Noir
2020
Go
109
Tampa Bay Noir
2020
Go
110
Miami Noir: The Classics
2020
Go
111
8
Accra Noir
2020
Go
112
Belgrade Noir
2020
Go
113
Palm Springs Noir
2021
Go
114
Paris Noir: The Suburbs
2022
Go
115
8
Denver Noir
2022
Go
116
South Central Noir
2022
Go
117
Cleveland Noir
2023
Go
118
East Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
119
West Jerusalem Noir
2023
Go
120
Honolulu Noir
2024
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121
Sacramento Noir
2025
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122
Hamburg Noir
2025
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List of Adrian McKinty Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Paris Noir
2008
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2
9
Requiems for the Departed
2010
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3
Radio Silence
2012
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4
Hard Labour
2012
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5
OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
2014
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6
Reports from the Deep End
2023
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Adrian McKinty

Adrian McKinty was born in 1968 and is currently 58 years old. Adrian McKinty was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. McKinty attended University of Warwick where he Studied Law and University of Oxford where he Studied Politics and Philosophy.

Adrian McKinty is the author of the Detective Sean Duffy series which currently consists of 9 novels. The Detective Sean Duffy series started in 2012 with the novel The Cold Cold Ground. The most recently released novel in the Detective Sean Duffy series was Hang on St. Christopher which was released in 2025. There are no upcoming novels for the Detective Sean Duffy series.

In 2017, Adrian McKinty decided to stop writing due to his novels not being able to support him financially. However author Don Winslow gave some of McKintys novels and ideas to his agent, who convinced Adrian to write The Chain and gave him an advance for writing it which ended up being a huge success.

McKinty has worked various jobs throughout his life such as a door to door salesman, high school teacher and a rugby coach. He also played rugby for the Jerusalem Lions Rugby Club.

Adrian drew a lot of his experiences from growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. He spoke at length to Go Into the Story. about it, and how one of his first memories is being in a major department store when there was a fire bombing. He initially didn't want to write about Belfast. He had been given advice not to write any Irish Crime Fiction because it wasn't a topic anyone wanted to read. Then in 2011 he started writing a chapter which was set in Belfast, and ended up being the beginning of the Sean Duffy series, The Cold, Cold Ground. He thought the book may switch to England or the USA, but the story kept him in Belfast for the entire novel.

The Chain was ranked as one of the best Mystery & Crime Thrillers of 2019 by The Real Book Spy calling the book a game-changer" and not to be missed. In 2022 it would be The Island to make their list of Best Thrillers of the year.

Adrian McKinty: Awards & Accolades

Many of Adrian McKinty's books have won awards, including:

  • The Dead Yard won the Audie Award, Best Thriller or Suspense, in 2007.
  • Fifty Grand won the Spinetingler Award, Rising Star Award, in 2010.
  • The Cold Cold Ground won the Spinetingler Award, Best Crime Novel, in 2013.
  • I Hear the Sirens in the Street won the Barry Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2014.
  • In the Morning I'll Be Gone won the Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Novel, in 2014.
  • Rain Dogs won the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 2017 as well as the Barry Award - Best Paperback Original in 2017.
  • Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly won the Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Novel, in 2017.
  • The Chain won the International Thriller Writers Award, Best Hardcover Novel, in 2020 as well as the Ned Kelly Awards - Best International Crime Fiction in 2020, Theakston's Old Peculier - Crime Novel of the Year in 2020, Macavity Award - Best Mystery Novel in 2020, Barry Award - Best Thriller in 2020.

The following novels by Adrian McKinty were nominated for these awards:

  • Dead I Well May Be: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2004).
  • Hidden River: Audie Award, Best Mystery (2006).
  • The Dead Yard: Audie Award, Best Male Narrator (2007).
  • The Lighthouse Land: Young Hoosier Awards, Middle Grade (2008). Beehive Award, Best Young Adult Book (2008).
  • I Hear the Sirens in the Street: Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Novel (2013).
  • In the Morning I'll Be Gone: Audie Award, Best Thriller or Suspense (2015).
  • Gun Street Girl: Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Novel (2015). Audie Award, Best Mystery (2016). RUSA Awards, Mystery Award (2016). Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original (2016). Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original (2016).
  • Rain Dogs: Ned Kelly Awards, Best Crime Novel (2016). Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2016). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2016). Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original (2017).
  • Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Original Paperback Novel (2018).
  • The Chain: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2019). RUSA Awards, Adrenaline Award (2020).
  • The Detective Up Late: Barry Award, Best Novel (2024).

Adrian McKinty: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Chain was a Dead Good Books: 100 Best Crime Books Of All Time Selection in 2020 and a Time Magazine: 100 Must-Read Books Selection in 2019.
  • The Island was a New York Times: Best Thriller Books in 2022.

Adrian McKinty: TV/Movies Based on Books

The Chain was picked up by Universal Pictures in 2019 to be adapted into a movie, although has not been released yet.

Related Authors

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  1. Andrew Gross, author of the Ty Hauck Series.
  2. Peter Lovesey, author of the Peter Diamond Series.
  3. Jane Casey, author of the Maeve Kerrigan Series.
  4. Stuart Neville, author of the Jack Lennon Series.
  5. Andrew Klavan, author of the Cameron Winter Mystery Series.
  6. Amy Tintera, author of: Listen for the Lie.
  7. Attica Locke, author of the Highway 59 Series.
  8. Ed McBain, author of the 87th Precinct Series.
  9. Jonathan Kellerman, author of the Alex Delaware Series.
  10. Jane Harper, author of the Aaron Falk Series.

Adrian McKinty: F.A.Q

When was Adrian McKinty Born? How old is Adrian McKinty?

Adrian McKinty was born in 1968. Adrian McKinty is currently 58 years old.

Where was Adrian McKinty Born?

Adrian McKinty was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland and is Northern Irish.

What book awards has Adrian McKinty won?

The Dead Yard: Audie Award Best Thriller or Suspense (2007).
Fifty Grand: Spinetingler Award Rising Star Award (2010).
The Cold Cold Ground: Spinetingler Award Best Crime Novel (2013).
I Hear the Sirens in the Street: Barry Award Best Paperback Original (2014).
In the Morning I'll Be Gone: Ned Kelly Awards Best Crime Novel (2014).
Rain Dogs: Edgar Award Best Paperback Original (2017), Barry Award Best Paperback Original (2017).
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: Ned Kelly Awards Best Crime Novel (2017).
The Chain: International Thriller Writers Award Best Hardcover Novel (2020), Ned Kelly Awards Best International Crime Fiction (2020), Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (2020), Macavity Award Best Mystery Novel (2020), Barry Award Best Thriller (2020).

What was the first book Adrian McKinty wrote?

The first book written by Adrian McKinty was Orange Rhymes With Everything, published in 1997.

What was the most recent book Adrian McKinty wrote?

His most recently released work was Hang on St. Christopher on March 4th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Adrian McKinty?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Adrian McKinty book is The Chain. Here are his most popular books:
  1. The Chain (7.05)
  2. The Cold Cold Ground (7.84)
  3. I Hear the Sirens in the Street (8.57)
  4. The Island (7.15)
  5. In the Morning I'll Be Gone (9.27)

Are there upcoming new books by Adrian McKinty?

Adrian McKinty does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Adrian McKinty written?

Adrian McKinty has written 24 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Michael Forsythe Series, 3 books in the Lighthouse Trilogy Series, 9 books in the Detective Sean Duffy Series, 8 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Akashic Noir Series.

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