The Cold Cold Ground

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Adrian McKinty

Book 1 in the Detective Sean Duffy series."McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece." - Ian RankinTwo dead.One left in a car by the side of a road. He was meant to be found quickly. His killer is making a statement.The other is discovered hanging in a tree, deep in a forest. Surely a suicide: she'd just given birth, but there's no sign of the baby.Nothing seems to link the two, but Detective Sergeant Sean Duffy knows the links that seem to be invisible are just waiting to be uncovered. And as a policeman who has solved six murders so far in his career, but not yet brought a single case to court, Duffy is determined that this time, someone will pay.RAIN DOGS WAS WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 2017

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Author

Adrian McKinty

Pages

256

Publisher

Profile

Published Date

2012-01-05

ISBN

1847657958 9781847657954

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"Book 1 in excellent crime writing series set in 70s Belfast during the Troubles. The main character, Detective Duffy, is also Catholic, which adds a bit of tension to the Protestant-dominant police force. The first crime he investigates is a homosexual hate-crime (or is it?). The book contains some homosexual interactions and looks at homophobia from a crime perspective. It's well done but does depict the attitudes common to the era (so if certain terms or language make you wince, then maybe start with a later book in.the series). I particularly like McKinty's writing style. It's spare and straightforward but there's also a rumimative or light poetic style about it. Highly recommend! "