Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2020) award
Adrian McKinty
えいどりあん・まっきんてぃー
Adrian McKinty
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968 （Belfast, Northern Ireland）
- Nationality
- Northern Irish, British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Crime writer
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Warwick | — | Law | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | — | Politics and philosophy | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Warwick
Law
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Politics and philosophy
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Edgar Award | Rain Dogs | Best Paperback Original | Mystery Writers of America | Winner |
| 2020 | Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year | The Chain | — | — | Winner |
Edgar Award
2017
Work:
Rain Dogs
Category:
Best Paperback Original
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
2020
Work:
The Chain
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Rain Dogs
2016 Crime novelA Sean Duffy novel that won the 2017 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original.
crime fictionNorthern Ireland
The Chain
2019 ThrillerA standalone thriller about a chain of kidnappings; it won multiple mystery and thriller awards.
kidnappingpsychological thriller
Bibliography
- Dead I Well May Be
- The Cold Cold Ground
- Rain Dogs
- The Chain
- The Island
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- crime fictionthriller fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Northern Irelandcrime
Legacy
A Northern Irish crime and mystery novelist known for the Sean Duffy novels and the standalone thriller The Chain.