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    Rain Dogs: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
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    Rain Dogs: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel

    By Adrian McKinty

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    WINNER! EDGAR® AWARD and BARRY AWARD® for BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL! It’s just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy: riot duty, heartbreak, cases he can solve but never get to court. But what detective gets two locked-room mysteries in one career? When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide. Yet there are just a few things that bother Duffy enough to keep the case file open. Which is how he finds out that she was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond. And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his desk: Who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeventh Street Books
    Release dateMar 8, 2016
    ISBN9781633881310
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    Rain Dogs: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel
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    Adrian McKinty

    Adrian McKinty is an Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, The Chain, and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He is also the author of the Michael Forsythe trilogy and the Lighthouse trilogy. He is a winner of multiple awards including the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award, and the International Thriller Writers Award.

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    • 5/5
      McKinty is definitely a favourite. Clever ideas, witty and intelligent. Plausible plots and a real sense of place, viz., Belfast 1980s. I'm reading him out-of-order, but it doesn't matter.
    • 5/5
      The fifth Sean Duffy book is another winner. It's very readable, even a page-turner. McKinty's wit is on display along with great writing. I listened to the audiobook versions of the four previous Sean Duffy books and wondered if the reason they were so enjoyable was Gerard Doyle's excellent narration. Rather than an audiobook this time, I read "Rain Dogs" as a e-book and it was really great. So, I learned that the reason all the audiobooks are great is McKinty's writing. Doyle's narration adds a lot but my enjoyment of the Sean Duffy series is due to McKinty.The first chapter has an imagined Muhammad Ali visit to Northern Ireland. I like this chapter a lot. There's a handful of other historical characters in the book, much like previous Duffy books.Here's a quote I like, where Duffy answers his phone and finds another cop he hates has called him:"‘Yeah you won’t like it either when I take a monster shite in that fucking cake-hole of yours, which I will if you ever call me at home again. Then again, you’d probably fucking love it, wouldn’t ya, you coprophiliac cunt. Look it up. Furthermore, if you ever embarrass me in front of my gaffer again, you’ll end up like your beloved Fuhrer, with a poisoned dog, a Red Army bulldozer through your fucking conservatory, and you lying in a ditch covered in petrol, begging me not to light the fucking match. Ya get me?’ I said and slammed the phone down."
    • 5/5
      One of my favorite detectives, Sean Duffy, is back in Adrian McKinty’s RAIN DOGS.This is the fifth book I’ve read which showcases DI Sean Duffy of the Carrickfergus Royal Ulster Constabulary and it does not disappoint.We read about a strange and unlikeable Finnish delegation looking at potential factory locales; a new woman in Duffy’s life; and the second locked room/castle mystery of Duffy’s career.I wrote in one review that the real ‘star’ or main character of the series was the ever-present rain. This is true - the gloomy, chill rain and Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’ still provide the atmosphere and background and foundation of the series. But in RAIN DOGS, Sean Duffy has matured and is a bit softer around the edges. He shines as a developed person and nudges the rain and the ‘Troubles’ to the side to become the ‘star’ or main character.He is still sarcastic, nasty, hateful even; angry and immoral at times; a conniver and brutally honest. But, this time around, he interacts more with people and muses on what they have to say. I like the exchanges and workability he has with Lawson and McCrabban and these interactions have him ruminating about his own personality and future, as well as helping to solve the case. A tiny sense of optimism seems to linger with our Sean.I like learning about, and the use of Bayes Theorem in solving the case. (Our Sean is benefitting from being a good listener.)I like the phrase: “Rain. Wind. The afternoon withering like a piece of fruit in an Ulster pantry.”I like the importance of music in Duffy’s life.I like this book.
    • 4/5
      We’re back in Belfast of the late 80’s, city of car bombs, riots, sectarian murders, sleet and snow. Inspector Sean Duffy cannot believe he is faced with another ‘locked door’ murder mystery. A journalist from The Financial Times is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus Castle. She appears to have jumped or fallen to her death from the roof of the keep. No one has access to the castle between 6.00 pm and 6.00 am. CCTV shows no one climbed the 60’ walls in or out. The two tonne portcullis can only be opened from inside. A thorough search has found no-one hiding and the only suspect is the old caretaker. The Financial Times journalist accompanying the delegation is investing corruption and abuse at the highest level.McKinty is skilful in placing Duffy in and around landmark historical events in a believable way. This is the start of Ireland’s economic growth, encouraging new industries such as mobile phone manufacturers with low taxes and low wages. A Finnish delegation is looking for a location for their new factory and sure enough come into contact with Duffy. Duffy’s search for answers takes him into very dark places and in touch with very dark people, Jimmy Saville for one.Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      I haven't read much detective fiction since my youthful days reading Sherlock Holmes stories. I picked up this title on the suggestion of an Audible algorithm. As a recommendation, it was wonderfully on the mark. Det. Sean Duffy investigates the suicide (or was it murder?) or journalist Lily Bigelow and eventually ends up chasing corruption to its highest levels. All while trying to maintain a personal life.

      I've not read the other books in Adrian McKinty's Sean Duffy series, but I think now that I might. This was my first read by this author. Wonderful detective tale and wonderfully told.
    • 3/5
      I thought that the story started off strong, a detective in Northern Ireland in the midst of losing his girlfriend, and working with a new officer. Detective Sean Duffy likes to drink, and likes his music, and an occasional cigarette. When on a break from his girlfriend, he meets an attractive reporter, Lily Bigelow, who is doing a story on a Finnish delegation. She ends up dead the next morning, and everything points to her death being a suicide. Some details nag at Sean about the death, but he struggles to figure out what happened.
      About halfway through the book, I think the story started dragging along. It was still enjoyable, but it seemed too mired in the details and the untangling of the story and kept it from holding my interest.

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    • 4/5
      Mostly a procedural, locked castle story, but with an extra dose of atmosphere as it takes place near Belfast during The Troubles.
    • 4/5
      This whole series is great, but this one didn't seem *quite* as clever, and I wasn't *as* attached to the peripheral characters (besides his two main co-workers) as the other books. So this one is 4 rather than 5 stars for me. Still a great chapter to the series though and definitely worth reading!

      2nd read- Books four and five are not as strong as the others, in my opinion, but they are still quite good.
    • 5/5
      Another great entry in the Sean Duffy series. It's 1987. Jimmy Saville is a star on the way even higher, the country to the south is working to get its hands on the burgeoning tech economy, and bad things are happening to boys in model reformatories. A young reporter looking for her first big story ends up falling from the castle wall, and an old policeman is finally caught by the IRA - maybe. Duffy is as stubborn as ever, the alcohol flows like the Shannon, and a few tiny sparks of optimism peak out amidst the mess. Highly recommended, especially if you've been following the series.
    • 5/5
      About as entertaining a read as it's possible to imagine, five books into a series. I'm down with the callbacks. I'm there for the vinyl snobbery. I'm on board with the self-conscious shout-outs to great crime writers of the past. I know McKinty has promised another trilogy of Sean Duffy books, but right now I have only one more left on my shelf and I'm going to have to save it for when I'm feeling low.
    • 5/5
      Set during Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' in 1987 with car bombs and riots. It is a work of fiction but is based on real historical events. A locked-room mystery kept me guessing throughout. Loved the humor of Sean Duffy and his sidekicks, Crabby and Lawson. I was glad to see that Duffy is finally in a relationship that has a future. This is the 5th book in the series and each book gets better and better. I'm looking forward to reading the 6th book and highly recommend this series to those who love learning about Irish history during the 'Troubles' in the 80's
    • 5/5
      Also the fifth case of Detective Sean Duffy was very exciting. While in the preceding cases the Northern Irish conflict was all-important, this time it is only marginal. The key point this time is pedophilia, which took some time to arrive at this point. A British journalist is found dead. Who killed her and why? The focus is on a Finnish delegation. Duffy and his team need a lot of patience and nerves to get to the bottom of things. The evildoers are covered from the top for a long time.