'The Man in the High Castle' is still the best what-if-the-Axis-had-won novel. Adrian McKinty axiscastlehigh Change image and share on social
Crime fiction, especially noir and hardboiled, is the literature of the proletariat. Adrian McKinty crimefictionhardboiled Change image and share on social
I was knocked down and dragged by a police Land Rover in a hit-and-run. Adrian McKinty draghitknock Change image and share on social
After secondary school, the big thing to do was apply for uni in England or Scotland and then just stay there. Adrian McKinty applybigengland Change image and share on social
I had a few stories and longer pieces published, but my first proper novel came in 2003, called 'Dead I Well May Be.' Adrian McKinty calldeadlong Change image and share on social
The first proper mystery novel that I read was 'Murder On the Orient Express' with a gaunt David Niven and a cherubic Peter Ustinov on the cover. 'Orient Express,' you'll recall, is the one where everyone did it, which delighted me no end, and I was immediately hooked. Adrian McKinty cherubiccoverdavid share on social
I speak with a Northern Irish accent with a tinge of New York. My wife has a bit of a Boston accent; my oldest daughter talks with a Denver accent, and my youngest has a true blue Aussie accent. It's complicated. Adrian McKinty accentaussiebite share on social
I did the same thing as every Irish person who comes to New York. I arrived on a Wednesday, and by Saturday night, I was pulling pints at a pub in the Bronx. Adrian McKinty arrivebronxirish Change image and share on social
When a locked-room mystery doesn't work, the solution makes you groan, and the book gets hurled across the room. Adrian McKinty bookgroanhurl Change image and share on social
When we moved to Australia in 2008, I decided to try to live off the writing. Adrian McKinty australiadecidelive Change image and share on social
