Rain Dogs

By Adrian McKinty,

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New York Times Bestselling author Adrian McKinty won an Edgar Award for this “standout in a superior series” (Booklist).

“Shot through with a smart, crackling humor that manages to be both dark and witty…”―The Boston Globe

It’s just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy: riot duty, heartbreak,…

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The fifth installment in the Sean Duffy detective series, Rain Dogs is as compelling, intelligent, and dark as the others.

Duffy is an Irish Catholic policeman in a mostly Protestant police force, solving crimes in 80s Northern Ireland. (Yes, I was on a Northern Ireland kick this year). He is smart and knows it, but he’s also flawed and very decent. He fights valiantly for what he believes is right, regardless of the side that lands him on politically.

But mostly, I love this book, and the series, for the gorgeous, spare prose and, in audiobook, for Gerard Doyle’s superbly…

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