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In this concluding book of Adrian McKinty’s highly praised Dead series, Michael Forsythe confronts his former lover and now archrival, Bridget.
Michael Forsythe has just survived his infiltration of an IRA splinter cell in Boston. Now, his many near fatal wounds healed, he begins his next adventure as manager of hotel security in Lima, Peru. It is there he is contacted by his former lover, Bridget, whose husband he killed. Bridget, calling from Dublin, says her fourteen-year-old daughter has been kidnapped. Michael’s choice is to fly to Dublin and help her or to be executed at the hands of the goons holding him at gunpoint. He agrees to nothing and soon is on the way to Dublin, the first two of many dead bodies left in his wake.
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"uses at its frame James Joyce's "Ulysses" somewhat in homage and somewhat as a satire --- every Irishman is presumed to have read and committed Ulysses to heart, correct? Once in a while a bit over the top in the physical damage Michael emerges still ticking from, but other than that , I loved it. Listened to the Audible version read by Gerald Doyle -- outstanding narration."
— Pegeen (4 out of 5 stars)
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“A near-perfect marriage of fiction and performance, The Bloomsday Dead is a must-listen…Forsythe is portrayed by Doyle in an intimate virtuoso performance that intensifies the taut, gritty writing…in this soaring, tragic story…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“His most visceral, satisfying effort yet…McKinty writes masterful action scenes, and he whips up a frenzy as the bullets begin to fly.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Outpaces its immediate predecessor, The Dead Yard…with [McKinty’s] trademark dark lyricism, one great red herring, and a masterful plot twist that brings Forsythe’s character full circle in a lightning flash.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“As always, Gerard Doyle provides a lively, often unexpectedly comic performance. No one could possibly interpret McKinty’s continually exciting and surprising fiction as well. Highly recommended.”
— Library Journal (starred review) -
“[With] a clean, well-articulated Irish lilt…Doyle’s skillful narration draws the listener deep into this dark side of the emerald isle.”
— Publishers Weekly (audio review)
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
The Bloomsday Dead Listener Reviews
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Will, 11/2/2015
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" I think I missed the second book but I find the series incredibly readable. "
— Johari, 2/7/2014 -
" Awesome book. Didn't think the series could get better, but it did "
— Mike, 1/28/2014 -
" My favorite of the Michael Forsythe novels as it combined suspense, intelligence and depth to the lead character. I highly recommend this book. "
— Rap, 1/20/2014 -
" When I picked it up I didn't realize that I had already read the first book in the series with Michael Forsythe. "
— Jimmi, 1/12/2014 -
" Bloody but a good yarn and good writing. "
— Cora, 1/11/2014 -
" Michael Forsythe in Peru "
— Bradley, 1/9/2014 -
" The final book in the Michael Forsythe trilogy and just as good as the previous two. Totally engrossing from the first with excellent action/violence and a well described Belfast setting. Listened to the audio version narrated by Gerard Doyle who really brings Michael to life. "
— Sandi, 12/28/2013 -
" A very nice conclusion to an excellent series. "
— Anna, 12/22/2013 -
" Well done. Violent. Good writer. "
— Al, 12/1/2013 -
" Good quality thriller, knock-about, action stuff set in Ireland in the space of 24 hours. Not the kind of book I'd usually bother with but was in fact hugely enjoyable. "
— Martinxo, 11/17/2013 -
" Though this is the last in the Michael Forsythe trilogy, it's where I started. I was drawn in by the Bloomsday angle, and the book, though it ranges far from Dublin, actually is plotted very closely around Joyce's famous day in the life of strategy. A pleasure, on many levels. "
— Seana, 10/30/2013 -
" second best of the trilogy (after book1) "
— Markyb, 1/10/2013 -
" Capstone to a superb trilogy. McKinty writes them, Gerard Doyle purrs them out. "
— Frank, 12/2/2012 -
" I didn't finish this book - I couldn't get into it - the author seems to substitute violent action for plot - every time the hero turns around someone else is trying to kill him and he has to fight his way out of the situation - it got repetative and boring. "
— jcg, 7/5/2012 -
" Ok so this one was much better. Not so much gratuitous violence or sex. It's the last in the trilogy so kinda glad about that. All three books were just interesting enough to keep going. Plus, I liked the ending. "
— Christy, 2/22/2012 -
" A fitting finale, full of blood, guts, guns, politics, religion, more blood, more blood, more blood (you get the idea) and revenge. "
— Julie, 11/13/2011 -
" Third in Trilogy. Mostly set in Northern Ireland. "
— Mark, 7/4/2011 -
" part of a trilogy, very good, very violent "
— Jean, 4/30/2011 -
" Ok so this one was much better. Not so much gratuitous violence or sex. It's the last in the trilogy so kinda glad about that. All three books were just interesting enough to keep going. Plus, I liked the ending. "
— Christy, 10/6/2010 -
" Bloody but a good yarn and good writing. "
— Cora, 9/21/2010 -
" I think I missed the second book but I find the series incredibly readable. <br/> <br/> "
— Johari, 9/19/2010 -
" A fitting finale, full of blood, guts, guns, politics, religion, more blood, more blood, more blood (you get the idea) and revenge. "
— Julie, 10/16/2009 -
" Good quality thriller, knock-about, action stuff set in Ireland in the space of 24 hours. Not the kind of book I'd usually bother with but was in fact hugely enjoyable. "
— Martinxo, 9/14/2009 -
" a poorly written thriller with some loose connection to Joyce's Ulysses which is basically an insult <br/> <br/>The fact this has a 3.99 average on GoodReads undermines any authority GR may have and is a sham of a mockery of two shams of a travesty. "
— Adam, 6/24/2009 -
" second best of the trilogy (after book1) "
— Markyb, 5/31/2009 -
" Though this is the last in the Michael Forsythe trilogy, it's where I started. I was drawn in by the Bloomsday angle, and the book, though it ranges far from Dublin, actually is plotted very closely around Joyce's famous day in the life of strategy. A pleasure, on many levels. "
— Seana, 2/20/2009 -
" Excellent! Organized like Ulysses but with murder and excitement. A good ending too. "I'll foockin kill ya!" "Aye!" "
— Robert, 1/2/2009
About Adrian McKinty
Adrian McKinty was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, during the Troubles. His father was a welder in Harland and Wolff—the shipyard where they built the Titanic; his mother was a school lunch lady and secretary. Adrian went to Oxford University on a full scholarship where he studied philosophy.
Emigrating first to America and then Australia he found work as a door-to-door salesman, a driver, a bookstore clerk, a barman, a high school English teacher, and a semipro rugby player.
His debut crime novel, Dead I Well May Be, was shortlisted for the 2004 Dagger Award and was optioned by Universal Pictures. He is the author of more than a dozen crime novels that have been translated into over forty languages. He has won the Edgar Award, the Anthony Award, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the Barry Award, the Macavity Award, the International Thriller Writers Award, and is a three-time winner of the Ned Kelly Award.
His 2020 novel The Chain was a New York Times bestseller and appeared on twenty-five best-of-the-year lists. His 2022 novel The Island was an instant New York Times bestseller and made five best-of-the-year lists including those of the London Times and the New York Times.
Adrian is a member of the Linnean Society and the National Audubon Society. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
About Gerard Doyle
Gerard Doyle, a seasoned audio narrator, he has been awarded dozens of AudioFile Earphones Awards, was named a Best Voice in Young Adult Fiction in 2008, and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He was born of Irish parents and raised and educated in England. In Great Britain he has enjoyed an extensive career in both television and repertory theater and toured nationally and internationally with the English Shakespeare Company. He has appeared in London’s West End in the gritty musical The Hired Man. In America he has appeared on Broadway in The Weir and on television in New York Undercover and Law & Order. He has taught drama at Ross School for the several years.