{"product_id":"dead-i-well-may-be-paperback","title":"Dead I Well May Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian McKinty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed debut from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e, this Irish bad-boy thriller\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eset in the hardest streets of New York City\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003ebrims with violence, greed, and sexual betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I didn't want to go to America, I didn't want to work for Darkey White. I had my reasons. But I went.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo admits Michael Forsythe, an illegal immigrant escaping the Troubles in Belfast. But young Michael is strong and fearless and clever--just the fellow to be tapped by Darkey, a crime boss, to join a gang of Irish thugs struggling against the rising Dominican powers in Harlem and the Bronx. The time is pre-Giuliani New York, when crack rules the city, squatters live furtively in ruined buildings, and hundreds are murdered each month. Michael and his lads tumble through the streets, shaking down victims, drinking hard, and fighting for turf, block by bloody block. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDodgy and observant, not to mention handy with a pistol, Michael is soon anointed by Darkey as his rising star. Meanwhile Michael has very inadvisably seduced Darkey's girl, Bridget--saucy, fickle, and irresistible. Michael worries that he's being followed, that his affair with Bridget will be revealed. He's right to be anxious; when Darkey discovers the affair, he plans a very hard fall for young Michael, a gambit devilish in its guile, murderous in its intent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Darkey fails to account for Michael's toughness and ingenuity or the possibility that he might wreak terrible vengeance upon those who would betray him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA natural storyteller with a gift for dialogue, McKinty introduces to readers a stunning new noir voice, dark and stylish, mythic and violent--complete with an Irish lilt.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian McKinty is an Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Chain\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He is also the author of the Michael Forsythe trilogy and the Lighthouse trilogy. He is a winner of multiple awards including the Edgar Award, the Macavity Award, and the International Thriller Writers Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118619857031,"sku":"9781451613254","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d2e68e6734c4d6f2a3260773ff512311.webp?v=1732534922","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dead-i-well-may-be-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}