Dead I Well May Be

This Irish bad-boy thriller, set in the hardest streets of New York City, brims with graphic violence, greed, and sexual betrayal. Michael Forsythe, escaping the Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is strong and fearless and clever, just the fellow to be tapped by Darkey, a New York crime boss, to join his gang of thugs fighting for their turf. Michael soon becomes Darkey's rising star. But then the tables are turned, and Darkey plans a very hard fall for young Michael. But Darkey fails to account for Michael's toughness or his determination to wreak vengeance upon those who betray him. "This is a profoundly satisfying book from a major new talent -- and one of the best crime fiction debuts of the year." -- Booklist "The dark, brooding tone is reminiscent of Dennis Lehane...." -- Publishers Weekly Adrian McKinty was born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, and grew up during the height of the Troubles. He studied politics at Oxford University,and after a failed legal career he moved to New York City in the early 1990s. He now lives in Colorado. Gerard Doyle was born of Irish parents and raised in Hertfordshire, England. He toured nationally and internationally with the English Shakespeare Company and has appeared on London's West End and on Broadway. A seasoned narrator of audiobooks, he has been awarded eleven AudioFile Earphones Awards and was nominated in 2006 for the prestigious Audie Award.