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Gun Street Girl

Detective Sean Duffy, Book 4

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Gun Street Girl

Written by: Adrian McKinty
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Belfast, 1985. Amid the Troubles, Detective Sean Duffy, a Catholic cop in the Protestant Royal Ulster Constabulary, struggles with burnout as he investigates a brutal double murder and suicide. Did Michael Kelly really shoot his parents at point-blank range and then jump off a nearby cliff? A suicide note points to this conclusion, but Duffy suspects even more sinister circumstances. He soon discovers that Kelly was present at a decadent Oxford party where a cabinet minister's daughter died of a heroin overdose, which may or may not have something to do with Kelly's subsequent death.

New evidence leads elsewhere: gun runners, arms dealers, the British government, and a rogue American agent with a fake identity. Duffy thinks he's getting somewhere when agents from MI5 show up at his doorstep and try to recruit him, thus taking him off the investigation.

Duffy is in it up to his neck, doggedly pursuing a case that may finally prove to be his undoing.

©2015 Adrian McKinty (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Police Procedural

What the critics say

  • Shortlisted for the 2016 Audie Award (Best Mystery) and the 2016 Edgar Award (Best Pbk Original)

"When it comes to Northern Irish crime fiction, Adrian McKinty forged the path the rest of us follow. The Sean Duffy series is the culmination of a career spent examining our darkest moments, and McKinty is the only crime writer who can do justice to our singular history." (Stuart Neville, author of The Final Silence)

"Series fans will appreciate the further insight into the fallout from tragic cases, department politics, and war. As usual, there's plenty of entertaining territorial battling between the dizzying array of law-enforcement agencies acting in Belfast, and Duffy's investigative skills seem somehow sharpened by his lost hope." (Booklist)

"Gerard Doyle gives a stunning narration of the fourth installment of McKinty's Detective Sean Duffy series.... From the subtle changes in dialect to McKinty's distinct writing cadence and dark humor, Doyle hones in on the details that make this procedural a joy to listen to." (AudioFile)
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Wow…. Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the author, series, title character and this book in particular….. thrillingly entertaining and enjoyable!

Fantastic author, series, title character and book

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As per title, excellent writing! The writer is exceptional in terms of imagery and expression, less is definitely more with this author! Story is good, complex, and very entertaining! Characters are well developed, interactions are well defined, no extraneous persons and or data! This is a good book! This series is a good read! Very captivating…

Excellent writing, very good book

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The plot in this Adrian McKinty offering isn't particularly captivating: involving an apparent murder/suicide and the cover-up of the death of a cabinet minister's daughter. It eventually evolves into an international scheme (involving the White House & 10 Downing Street) to provide stolen missile technology to pariah nations like Iran & South Africa (it's a bit of an overreach for a Belfast Detective-Inspector to tackle.. but McKinty does a "fair" job making it plausible).
Regardless, the fascinating evolution of the 'Sean Duffy' character is the star of the show, anyway: embittered, burning out, sleeping around, drinking heavily, ingesting narcotics & snorting cocaine. He seriously considers quitting to take a job with MI-5. The writing is pretty average, but I quite enjoyed the characterization.

Unfortunately, the presentation lets the story down somewhat. Gerard Doyle's narration is undeniably professional (exhibiting spot-on diction, a comfortable timbre/cadence with a great natural Irish brogue, and commendable voice-acting), but his complete lack of emotiveness when reading harrowing action scenes and delivering pathos-heavy dialogue is baffling. This is a distinctly "average" performance.

When all is considered, 'Gun Street Girl' merits a pedestrian 5.5/10-stars. If you can get it as an included 'Plus' option, it's a decent distraction for a couple of quiet afternoons.. but should they ask for a Credit, better options beckon.

Creditable Irish Mystery-Thriller

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