THE CHAIN by Adrian McKinty RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2019 For every child kidnapped, another must be taken. "Dennis Lehane, New York Times bestselling author of Mystic River and Since We Fell"A masterpiece. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant. Magazine Subscribers (How to Find Your Reader Number), POLICE AT THE STATION AND THEY DON'T LOOK FRIENDLY. You Save 11%. Truly a nail-biter that will pull you in from start to finish. Brooks places the epicenter of the Bigfoot war in a high-tech hideaway populated by the kind of people you might find in a Jurassic Park franchise: the schmo who doesnt know how to do much of anything but tries anyway, the well-intentioned bleeding heart, the know-it-all intellectual who turns out to know the wrong things, the immigrant with a tough backstory and an instinct for survival. [6] He found his greatest success and critical acclaim with the Sean Duffy series, following the eponymous Royal Ulster Constabulary Sergeant during The Troubles, beginning with 2012's The Cold Cold Ground. KIDNAPPER. You can now read McKintys origin story everywhere, so lets move on to the question of whether his new embrace of James Pattersons sentence structure works for him. The Chain cannot be broken or the childrenher child, her Kyliewill be executed. takes what at first seems like a fantastical scenario and imbues it with all the terror, stress, trauma, and messiness of reality. Working within a vividly chilly New England locale, McKinty conjures a fatalistic sense of mystery and confusion. But this abduction happens in the beachy community of Plum Island, Mass. She's disarmed by Floyds charm, but when she meets his young daughter, Poppy, Laurel is startled by her resemblance to Ellie. #GiveawayContinue, Read More In The Morning Ill Be Gone by Adrian McKinty, Review: Stirring humanityContinue, Read More FLATLAND A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott, Book ReviewContinue, Read More Trust by Chris Hammer (Martin Scarsden #3), Book Review + GiveawayContinue, Read More UPRISING by Nic Low, Book Review: Candid walk through historyContinue, Read More DEAD LIONS by Mick Herron, Book ReviewContinue. [2] He is a winner of the Edgar Award, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, the Macavity Award, the Ned Kelly Award, the Barry Award, the Audie Award, the Anthony Award and the International Thriller Writers Award. It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. Adrian McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. See the full list. . Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. The Chain belongs in the elite company of world-class thrillers like Gone Girl and The Silence of the Lambs. You are now part of the chain. An Amazon Best Book of July 2019: The Chain is one of those white-knuckle, stay-up-till-3 a.m. thrillers that keeps you reading feverishly because you just need to know how this one plays out. A mother is told to kidnap another parent's child if she wants to see her own kidnapped child ever again. And because McKinty hangs on to his wit and literacy even under duress Where McKinty succeeds, in a book that feels heavily worked over to ensure no tangents detract from main events, is in making sure the premise isnt the main event. The fourth of five children, he grew up in the Victoria area of Carrickfergus, County Antrim. Adrian McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. He now lives in New York City with his wife and two children. Max Brooks ABDUCTOR. Falling Glass - Adrian Mckinty - Unabridged CD Audiobook. . An original premise, relentless pacing, and strong female characters lift this nail-biter from Edgar winner McKinty (the Sean Duffy series), which takes a no-holds-barred look at how far a parent will go to protect her child. He has been shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger and the Grand Prix de Littrature Policire. Hes the real deal., A grade-A-first-rate-edge-of-your-seat thriller. Thrillers, at least in terms of premise, dont get much more psychologically rich than The Chain, the buzzy new novel from Adrian McKinty (the Sean Duffy series). The happy couple were very smiley as they cosied . Great read. Are we not men? His father was a welder and boilermaker at the Harland and Wolff shipyard before becoming a merchant seaman. Adrian McKinty has written a novel that's nail-biting, smart, and convincing, with a plot-jolting twist that readers of Gone Girl will love. And then, in the moments where McKinty gives readers a breather, Who would do this? Rachel is now part of a terrifying scheme The Chain. The depth of characterisation I have come to expect from McKinty was absent. EXCLUSIVE: In a seven-figure deal, Universal Pictures has optioned The Chain, the 2019 bestselling novel by Adrian McKinty. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: it's a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesn't do as she's told, the boy will die. It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. In The Chain, McKinty hooks the motif up to a power supply, connects it to wi-fi and plunges it into the Dark Web, where The Chain slithers like a basilisk, feeding on our obsession with social media, and our blithe ignorance of online privacy and security. The Chain scared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! Try. How? That, or lose their own children forever. A perfect example of a summer beach read. Fortunately, her daughter Kylie is made of stern stuff, and as Rachel moves from task to task at the behest of The Chain, she finds out what stuff she herself is made of, too. AUSSIE AUTHOR CHALLENGE: We hosted this reading challenge from 2010-2022, amassing several hundreds of participant book reviews of titles by Australian writers. McKinty's writing is paced to match. Thirteen-year-old Kylie is waiting for the school bus on Plum Island, Massachusetts, when a man and a woman pull up wearing ski masks. Adrian McKinty has written a novel thats nail-biting, smart, and convincing, with a plot-jolting twist that readers of Gone Girl will love. Guys. Read More Letters From The Light author Shel Calopa: Dystopia Now? He set that all aside in this one. Darn it. Best known for his outstanding Sean Duffy series, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, McKinty has also written several gripping stand-alones, of which this one is the best yet; in fact, it may well be the biggest thriller of the summer . Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly: A Detective Sean Duffy Novel: 6 : McKinty, Adrian: Amazon.com.mx: Libros Stanley Milgram's postwar experiments in social cruelty, determining what kind of electric shocks subjects would administer to other people if they thought it was normal, aren't directly cited here, but they are essentially what The Chain is aboutBeneath its surface of high-speed thrills, The Chain is clearly the work of the philosophical thinker McKinty has always beenHe would like you to realize that what you're reading is existentialism in action, with Rachel defining herself moment by moment with each choice she makes. 5.0. Max Brooks. CRIMINAL. Buy "The Chain" on Barnes & Noble Rarely does second-to-second pacing feel justified; here, its essential. RELEASE DATE: July 9, 2019. Current price is $16.99, Original price is $18.99. How thoroughly can we be spied upon? Adrian McKinty's most popular book is The Chain. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. The Chain Author: Adrian McKinty Published: July 9, 2019 352 Pages. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DONT HAPPEN: CRIME & LEGAL THRILLER | Otherwise The Chain will be broken. The Chain scared the hell out of me but I could not put it down! BOOKLOVER HUB: The Booklover Hub provides another channel for authors and indie publishers to make a connection with a book reviewer. Dannii Minogue looked very loved-up with her rarely seen boyfriend Adrian Newman at a women's national basketball league (WNBL) game in Melbourne.. It just doesn't get any better than this. In an interview on CBS McKinty talked about never giving up and took the interviewer, Jeff Glor, to Plum Island, Massachusetts, where The Chain is set. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. In 'The Chain,' McKinty hooks the motif up to a power supply, connects it to wi-fi and plunges it into the Dark Web. GENERAL SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY | Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Buy One, Get One 50% Off Books for All Ages. For every child kidnapped, another must be taken. It's an infuriating choice, to torture the reader this way, but it's the smart one. I recommend his award-winning In The Morning Ill Be Gone, Gun Street Girl and Rain Dogs unreservedly. Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page., "The Chain is a grade-A-first-rate-edge-of-your-seat thriller. Do poowy byo bardzo dobrze, pniej si troch rozmemao? He writes with confidence, heart, and style to spare. Part of the appeal lies in a fiendishly clever and original premise, a premise Adrian McKinty plots out flawlessly. McKinty has been an especially astute observer of class in fiction. Copyright 2023 Kirkus Media LLC. 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