The Bloomsday Dead: A Novel

by Adrian McKinty
In this intensely riveting, action-packed novel, “virtuoso mayhem machine” (Booklist) Michael Forsythe returns to his native Ireland — where a dangerous and beautiful old flame causes way more trouble than he bargained for.

Running hotel security at a resort in Lima, Peru, Michael has been lying low and staying out of trouble — until two Colombian hit men hold him at gunpoint, and force him to take a call from his ex-lover, Bridget Callaghan. At that moment she offers him a terrible choice: come to Ireland and find my daughter, or my men will kill you — now.

Once in Dublin, in the span of a single day, Michael penetrates the heart of an IRA network, escapes his own kidnapping, and then worms his way into a sinister criminal underground in search of the missing girl. But before the day is out, Michael once again finds himself face-to-face with his kidnappers — as well as the lovely and murderous Bridget. There he must confront a series of shocking truths about himself — and do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Publication date
  • December 26, 2007