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In the Morning I'll Be Gone

Detective Sean Duffy, Book 3

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In the Morning I'll Be Gone

Written by: Adrian McKinty
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
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Winner of the 2014 Ned Kelly Award and a 2015 Audie Award nominee for best mystery

A Catholic cop tracks an IRA master bomber amidst the sectarian violence of the conflict in Northern Ireland

It's the early 1980s in Belfast. Sean Duffy, a conflicted Catholic cop in the Protestant RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary), is recruited by MI5 to hunt down Dermot McCann, an IRA master bomber who has made a daring escape from the notorious Maze prison. In the course of his investigations Sean discovers a woman who may hold the key to Dermot's whereabouts; she herself wants justice for her daughter who died in mysterious circumstances in a pub locked from the inside. Sean knows that if he can crack the "locked-room mystery", the bigger mystery of Dermot's whereabouts might be revealed to him as a reward. Meanwhile the clock is ticking down to the Conservative Party conference in Brighton in 1984, where Mrs. Thatcher is due to give a keynote speech.

©2014 Adrian McKinty (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural United Kingdom Detective
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This captivating, nicely-paced "locked-room" Mystery set in Northern Ireland during "The Troubles" is well-written and brilliantly plotted. Royal Ulster Constabulary Detective-Inspector Sean Duffy needs to solve the mysterious death of an IRA operative's daughter in order to get her to betray a terrorist bomb-maker. The story incorporates authentic investigation techniques and is driven by strikingly implausible but clever twists & turns.
The real star of the Adrian McKinty offering, however, is the endlessly-fascinating, jaded, "loose-cannon", music-obsessed central detective. The character burns with sardonic wit, is an unapologetic "lone wolf" in this episode (ignoring the team-player elements of Police work), and is comfortable threatening witnesses and buying confiscated drugs stolen by dirty colleagues. The protagonist despises crime and is dedicated and intuitive, but he's hardly ethically-minded - he's become a very intriguing character since Book One of this Irish Mystery-Thriller series.

Blackstone Audio Inc. did well to enlist reader Gerard Doyle on this project, too - but he again comes across as somewhat disinterested. Don't get me wrong.. Doyle is still far above-average (delivering spot-on diction, cadence, and voice-acting.. plus a clear Irish reading brogue), but reads with a bit of a monotone and a curious lack of emotiveness.

Altogether, I rate 'In The Morning I'll Be Gone' a respectable 7.5 stars out of 10. I am grateful to Audible for offering this recording as a 'Plus' selection - I wouldn't have tried it otherwise - and it was easily good enough to prompt me to download further options in the series.

[Note: this entry has considerable "standalone merit" (you don't need to read any of the other 'Sean Duffy' books to enjoy this episode).. and it served well as my introduction to the series]

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Story and characters are almost real. Exceptionally well drawn and developed.
Suspenseful and wise. Brilliant narration! Sounded like the author was reading his own story!
Thank you Mr. McKinty

Exceptionally good book!

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I loved this book. I am travelling to lreland this summer and feel like l am more prepared for what l will find there.

Loved this novel.

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Great story weather you are orange or green or atheist great story line and a few good laughs as well , that goes for the 3 books before it as well

Great story

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Great narration to a great story. It may be fiction but it is still a riveting novel about Ireland and their long war! Being Irish, I greatly appreciated the novel and certainly laughed at points. Think you may have to be Irish to understand (lol).

Excellent all around!

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