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Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the 2017 Ned Kelly Award
Another thrilling mystery featuring Detective Sean Duffy and his most dangerous investigation yet.
Belfast, 1988. A man is found dead, killed with a bolt from a crossbow in front of his house. This is no hunting accident. But uncovering who is responsible for the murder will take Detective Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on a high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave.
Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.
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- Madeleine
- 2017-11-14
A winner!
Adrian McKinty has to be one of the greatest thriller/mystery writers of today. His prose is witty, beautiful at times and sharply observant. His characters are deftly painted without labouring over the details with the result that one is drawn into the story, despite the fact that that we are talking about a past era and a time in modern history that is alien to most of us. His description of 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland and what it was like to live through 'The Struggles' is so vivid, I feel like I was there. Adrian MxKinty has created a series around a flawed detective with a strong sense of integrity. The series could be depressing, given the subject matter, but in the hands of this masterful writer, becomes vivid, lyrical and uplifting, even funny at times. All this and more with the perfect narration of Gerard Doyle!
My only complaint is that I have no idea what to listen to now as Adrian McKinty is a hard act to follow!!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-05-20
A great offering
It’s very well written, with interesting characters plus McKinty opens the curtain a bit on life in Ireland. Gerard Doyle, as always, is an excellent narrator.
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- J Brandon.
- 2021-10-12
I loved this book.
I’d never listened to any of this author’s books before but am going go looking for more from both him and the narrator, as soon as I finish this review. The narrator’s voice was amazing, and perfect for the content.
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- Bookaholic
- 2023-10-28
Outstanding Novel Masterfully Narrated
I love everything about this book. Adrian McKinty is a masterful storyteller with one of the most complex detectives in crime fiction. His plots keep you listening long into the night and the suspense is always well done. My favorite novels incorporate factual references to real events and people. I can always count on McKinty to bring to life what was happening in Northern Ireland during the 1980's (something of which most of us only have a cursory knowledge), but also literary and musical references that send me off down interesting rabbit holes after the book is done. The novel is at times poignant and humorous. McKinty has a deft hand with prose.
Kudos to Gerard Doyle who brings all of this to life.
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- Wombat
- 2023-10-18
Edge of your seat story of Sean Duffy and friends
Lots of twists and turns in the plot, interesting characters told with great skill and humour!
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- Langer MD
- 2023-08-01
Tongue Planted Firmly In Cheek
This book is near-parody.
Adrian McKinty has so much fun with sarcastic repartee and cartoonish behind-the-scenes antics in the Carrick-Fergus Constabulary that this book approaches 'Fletch' territory (at least until the shootouts at the climax). The overarching serious/not serious tone in a series known for tackling terrorism and international gun-running is refreshing.
I contemplated the mystery (the murder of a drug dealer with a crossbow) while laughing out loud several times (you will garner some looks if you listen to this Irish Mystery-Thriller in public with earbuds). The setting - Northern Ireland in the middle of "The Troubles" - is still gripping.. and the enigmatic hard-drinking, pot-smoking, oddly deferential Royal Ulster Constabulary Detective-Inspector 'Sean Duffy' character remains fascinating.. but - despite a number of deadly serious violent scenes - this installment in the series is strikingly not taking itself too seriously.
Gerard Doyle contributes to the relatively lighthearted impression I got from the book with straight-up brilliant narration. His deadpan delivery (with a light natural Irish Brogue) captures the pitch of the text in this story *perfectly*.
As long as you don't expect sobering gravitas, 'Police At The Station And They Don't Look Friendly' merits 8.5 stars out of 10. As a 'Plus' selection, it's a no-brainer: download this entertaining distraction NOW. Even if they asked for a Credit, it would likely be worth it.
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- Marilyn Steinberg
- 2022-03-26
Two worlds, 1 detective and a choice
Powerful fiction told in such a compelling way that the reader looses themeselves in the drama.
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- Eric Nagler
- 2021-12-01
Loved it
I loved the down to earth writing, the subtle humour and sometimes not so subtle, the literary references, a straightforward plot that had no supernatural type twists. I’ll performance with depth. Yes, all good.
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- David Shear
- 2017-03-10
In Love
I love Sean Duffy, I was really looking forward to the release of this book, and he did not disappoint. The standout for me with this book over the others was how funny Duffy was. There were always a couple of chuckles previously, but I laughed out loud several times in during this story.
Duffy's character continues to grow and the characters around him have become deeper and more interesting.
The crime he was solving in this one had great twists without becoming muddled.
The narration is perfect. The accent is thick, and sounds authentic to me (not that I'm an expert), while I never have trouble understand what Doyle is saying. That's a rare balance of perfection.
I highly recommend this book. It would stand alone, but you will enjoy it more if you've listened to the entire series.
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- Ted
- 2017-06-05
Dark, Gritty, Potent, Masterpiece!
"A paranoid is a man who knows a little about what is going on." - Anon, Quoted from 'Police At The Station and they Don't Look Friendly'.
My eyes are moist.
Gerard Doyle reads
The end credits.
No, don't end it.
Want more Sean Duffy
More 80s Ulster
More Crabbie McCrabben
But Adrian McKinty
Promised just 3 books
And this is his 6th
Sean Doyle.
There is no stronger
Mystery writer.
Few as good
NONE better.
'Police At The
Station and they
Don't Look Friendly':
It's the proof.
BUT... BUT...
This is a historical
Epic that starts with
'The Cold Cold Ground'.
Start there and
End here?
End?
Gerald Doyle,
BTW
Reads good
As anyone.
This book
This series
Is among
All-time
VERY best.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Wayne
- 2017-03-09
Best novel yet in the Sean Duffy series!
What started as The Troubles trilogy has become the 6 novel Detective Sean Duffy series. Hopefully there will be more books in this series. There have been few series of 6 or more novels that I have rated every novel 5 stars. All novels in this series earn unquestionable 5 star ratings. This novel is set in Northern Ireland in 1988. The publisher's summary provides a nice setup for this novel, so I will not comment further on the content.
Adrian McKinty is a great writer at the top of his game. Gerard Doyle is among the best narrators. In this novel he is flawless as usual.
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- 6catz
- 2017-03-10
Nothing better than a Duffy tale!
The sight of a new McKinty book on Audible, especially a new entry in the Sean Duffy series, is enough to send me over the moon, like a kid on Xmas morning. "Police at the Station" doesn't disappoint, on the contrary - for me It's the equivalent of a gourmet meal. No one writes more fully developed, wonderfully flawed and believable characters, terrific dialogue and twisty plots like McKinty. Can't rave enough about this series. Every now and then I start from the beginning and read them all, just to savor the language, the humor, the humanity, and I always find more to love on the second or third reading. Adrian McKinty is a master, and the brilliant dryly witty reading of Gerard Doyle is the perfect, the only voice for the literate, streetwise, snarky Sean Duffy. Hope this series never ends.
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- Meg
- 2017-03-22
Another great book
I love this series and I really enjoy the Sean Duffy character. It's rare to find an author that is willing to thoroughly commit to, and continuously develop, a character in new and unique ways. McKinty excels at setting the scene and expertly building a story while also maintaining a steady and engaging pace. Typically these types of series get boring and predictable, but I enjoyed this book just as much as I enjoyed the first one in the series.
I can't say enough good things about Gerard Doyle's narration. He perfectly captures the characters and is consistently amazing at his job.
I definitely recommend this book.
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- Chip Atkinson
- 2017-06-22
Absolutely brilliant! His best yet.
It's been quite a while sense I listened to a Sean Duffy novel. Let me say none of them needs to be read in order. On the contrary, if this is your first look at the series, I recommend starting here. The humor, Irish culture, gritty police work, and above all, Sean Duffy himself will leave you panting for more.
A note about Gerard Doyle's narration. It can come across as rather droll, which happens to be a perfect fit for Duffy's character. In earlier books, I didn't enjoy Doyle near as much. I am wondering if was the lower quality of audio that was the standard at Audible until recently. But today it is clear that Doyle is the perfect voice for McKinty's works.
I loved everything about this book!
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- Edgar
- 2017-03-09
Excellent
This book maintains, and perhaps exceeds, the standard set in the previous Sean Duffy novels. As always, the narration by Gerard Doyle is outstanding. I highly recommend this book to mystery/crime readers who value character and conversation as much as plot and action.
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- T. Ernst
- 2017-03-13
Outstanding
Best of all the Duffy books. Narrator is top notch! Most enjoyable book I listened to in a long time.
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- John
- 2017-03-14
It's hard to write a review for this one
It's definitely not his best work, But I got through it without wanting to turn it off or delete it. Compared to some other books, that's A miracle lately
If I use an alphabet rating system. I would give this a B or B-
J
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- Calliope
- 2017-11-16
Another great installment
So far this series is still holding strong -- this installment is a great book in a terrific series. I'm not a big fan of Sean's girlfriend (and mother of his daughter), but I am a big fan of Sean, so the parts of the book that involve his family life are still pretty good. I like the progression of the characters as they age and change, like real people and not catalogue models who are always the same. That's one of the strengths of Adrian McKinty's novels - characters who are real, with strengths and weaknesses, quirks and foibles, and passions and aversions.
Gerard Doyle, as always, is a perfect match for this series.
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