COLD GROUND

COLD GROUND

Belfast, May 1981. Two men are found dead with a bullet to the head and their right arm severed. Before more information about the case is known, a woman is found hanged deep in the woods - it is definitely a suicide. The police have their attention on the Unrest, which won't let up, the ongoing hunger strike of jailed IRA members and the serious incidents that rock the city every day. But unconventional young cop Sean Duffy is determined to follow the invisible thread that connects the murders to the end. Not counting the cost.

Using his dark lyricism and the turbulent history of Northern Ireland as a vehicle, Adrian McKindy introduces us to the labyrinthine universe of Sean Duffy, a policeman who knows well that the more absurd reality becomes, the more dimensions the truth acquires.

McKinty is one of the great contemporary British detective writers, and the Sean Duffy series is his masterpiece. — Ian Rankin
A razor-sharp thriller, written with style, courage and a dark spirit...an outstanding novel. — Stuart Neville
Complex plot, sharp dialogues and breathtaking storytelling. — Herald
McKindy's writing is food for thought. The Cold soil it's fast-paced, detailed — the definition of a crime novel. — The Guardian

COLD GROUND

Adrian McKindy was born in 1968 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He studied philosophy at Oxford University, before moving in 1993 to New York. Since 2008 he lives in Melbourne, Australia with his wife and their children. The Cold soil, the first book in the series featuring policeman Sean Duffy, won the 2013 Spinetingler Literary Magazine Award for Best Emerging Novel. In 2017, McKindy was awarded an Edgar Award for the novel Rain Dogs, the fifth book in the series.

The adventures of Sean Duffy continue in the I WILL BE GONE IN THE MORNING and I HEAR SIRENS ON THE ROAD

The transition between the 70s and 80s is the background for Adrian McKinty's novel