McKinty is a cross between Mickey Spillane and Damon Runyon.
"exceptional...Frightening yet funny, violent yet virtuous"
dark & witty with fasinating characters
dark & witty with fasinating characters
Very well-done; excellent writing for the genre
Eadie B. (eadieburke) -
This book shows the dark side of New York crime and drugs before Mayor Guiliani cleaned things up. Michael Forsythe is an 19 year old Irish lad who wants to escape the troubles of Northern Ireland by coming to New York. He starts working with Darkey White, Irish mob boss, and falls for Darkey's girl, Bridget. Darkey sends him off to Mexico with 2 others for drugs and they all get imprisoned. Michael is the only one who escapes with his life and comes back to New York to seek revenge. Michael is the narrator of this gritty noir book. His character is well-drawn and he seems so real and vivid to the reader. I have read and enjoyed the Sean Duffy books and decided to read this other series by McKinty. I look forward to continuing with The Dead Yard and I would highly recommend this series to those who love crime noir.
Marshall S. (Silvergreyhound) reviewed Dead I Well May Be (Michael Forsythe, Bk 1) on + 21 more book reviews
What a great read. Very Noir like with great dialogue.
