I Hear the Sirens in the Street: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel - Mckinty, Adrian
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Belfast, 1982. The city is still in recoveryfrom the riots and hunger strikes of the previous year. Newly promotedDetective Inspector Sean Duffy finds a torso in a suitcase. It seems like theperfect crime: no fingerprints, no head. But as Duffy begins to uncover thetruth, he discovers that he's not the only one trying to figure out whathappened to this dead American "tourist." Somehow the FBI is involved, as is BritishIntelligence, and it's all connected to a failing car factory just up the roada factory run by the slick and shady John DeLorean. As Duffy peels back the layers on thecase, he…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Belfast, 1982. The city is still in recoveryfrom the riots and hunger strikes of the previous year. Newly promotedDetective Inspector Sean Duffy finds a torso in a suitcase. It seems like theperfect crime: no fingerprints, no head. But as Duffy begins to uncover thetruth, he discovers that he's not the only one trying to figure out whathappened to this dead American "tourist." Somehow the FBI is involved, as is BritishIntelligence, and it's all connected to a failing car factory just up the roada factory run by the slick and shady John DeLorean. As Duffy peels back the layers on thecase, he realizes that both his job and his life are once again on the line.
Autorenporträt
Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He attended Oxford University on a full scholarship where he studied philosophy. In the mid 1990's he moved to New York and found work in bars, bookstores, and building sites, finally becoming a high school English teacher in Denver, Colorado. In 2004 Adrian's debut crime novel, Dead I Well May Be, was shortlisted for the Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. Since then his books have sold over half a million copies and been translated into a dozen languages. Adrian won the 2017 Edgar Award and is a two time winner of the Ned Kelly Award and the Barry Award.