

Author guide
Adrian McKinty Books in Order
Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish novelist born and raised in Carrickfergus, County Antrim. He studied philosophy at Oxford University, lived in New York, taught English in Colorado, and later moved to Melbourne before returning to the United States. His fiction often explores Northern Ireland, political violence, crime, identity, and displacement. He writes crime novels, thrillers, and young adult science fiction.
Adrian McKinty's Newest Book

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Start with one of these

The Cold Cold Ground
The first Sean Duffy novel and the best entry point to McKinty's most established series.

Dead I Well May Be
The author's debut crime novel and the first Michael Forsythe book.

The Chain
A standalone international thriller and a concise introduction to McKinty's later work.

The Lighthouse Land
The opening volume of the young adult Lighthouse Trilogy.
Read in order
Books by series
series · ongoing
Sean Duffy Series
Crime novels and a prequel novella following Detective Sean Duffy in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
- 8
God's Away on BusinessAmazon ↗Book 0.5 · novella · 2025
- 1
The Cold Cold GroundAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2012
- 2
I Hear the Sirens in the StreetAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2013
- 3
In the Morning I'll Be GoneAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2014
- 4
Gun Street GirlAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2015
- 5
Rain DogsAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2016
- 6
Police at the Station and They Don't Look FriendlyAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2017
- 7
The Detective Up LateAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2023
- 9
Hang on St. ChristopherAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2025
trilogy · complete
Michael Forsythe Series
A crime trilogy following Michael Forsythe, an Irish enforcer whose criminal life takes him from Belfast to New York and beyond.
trilogy · complete
Lighthouse Trilogy
A young adult science-fiction trilogy involving a boy who discovers a gateway between Earth and the planet Altair.
Outside the series